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Not sure what I was feeling here, whether melancholy or excitement, or boredom, or love. Maybe everything mixed together in one. That is life, so this makes sense. Enjoy! -BCB GREEN DIVE by Brian Bolding Pumped up on Cinnamon gum Like a skunk without a cause Railing in the back seat, elegantly Like a 50... Continue Reading →
FROSTED TIPS by Brian Bolding *** (Written in real time / free flow writing, from 5:10-5:16 pm MT on 3.26.26) Frosted tips Green lime dips Lusty on your lips Hanging off those hips A blip on the screen Instant karma Jimmy Dean ripped a hole in your golden sheen Nobody knows what I mean Galloping... Continue Reading →
"Shining Seriously" by Brian Bolding Walking marching waking up To a world so full of chaos Your smiling face leaves An everlasting grace The sheets you sleep in Becomes the womb I weep in Walking like ghosts Leaving no trace Kissing you softly All over your muddy face Broken inside And hardly broken in Withering... Continue Reading →
I wrote this poem nearly 2 years ago and saw it sitting in my drafts for the site. I had forgotten about it, but it was fully finished. So here it is, 2 years later... and a lot of it still applies! Enjoy... -B "The Grass is Overgrown" by Brian Bolding 6.9.24 The grass is... Continue Reading →
'Simply Said' by Brian Bolding *** Simply said I grew up, never wound up dead like so many that have gone before laying there lifeless motionless on the grimy club floor simply said life's too short, my old man said man it must be true what a few years difference makes now i'm invisible too... Continue Reading →
As 2022 draws to a close, I reflect back upon the ways in which I have closed yet another chapter of my life with writing about the past and have moved on. I hope everyone had a happy, healthy & joyous holiday with those you love the most, while opening your heart to new friends & giving back to your communities. Here's to an amazing new year! Here's to the future! There's a big new road ahead of us all. -BB #poetry #writing
"The Dripping Down" was written on November 30, 2022, from 8:30 p.m. to 8:38 p.m. This poem is from my personal poetry book for Oct-Dec 2022, "The Darkest Mile." This is how i used to write. Just sit down, time myself, and go to town. No editing. Anyhow, here's the latest ramblings from a very busy boy...
Shortly after I moved here to Albuquerque to 'start over' after a string of long term failed relationships (and a dead end career) in Dallas, TX, where I lived on and off for 35 years, I settled in to a room in a local church that was $300 per month, all bills paid... (Read more) #poetry #writing #moving #life #travel #movingon #introspection #friendship #nm
"Pull the Plow" was written on August 20, 1999, at the moment I decided to get 'clean.' I've been clean now for 23 years and 3 months. #writing #poetry #journal #gettingclean #clean #addiction
"The Monster Ran Afowl" appears in my poetry book for October 2022, 'The Wasted Angsty Monster Diaries, Volume One.' It's about Halloween, and grizzly, terrible relationships from long ago. Enjoy the #poem!-BB
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