'frankenme' you laid hands on me sutures performed without care of the human anatomy a ragged combination of nightmare and selfish ambition the veins left coursing while the heart stone still— i loathe what i’ve become. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in ...
Apr 22, 2021•21 sec
'am i clear' my words are not meant to romanticize you but fuck you face first against the wall. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 22, 2021•11 sec
'the memory of you' i pushed you out from my life like i would a hard shit thankless and necessary somehow in the end, you still managed to leave me walking in pain. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 20, 2021•16 sec
'our bodies are a machine' drink, drink be sure to take your piss your body will eliminate all it finds unwanted— memories, waste, love. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 20, 2021•18 sec
'absence' it isn’t in what you say it’s in what you don’t. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 20, 2021•8 sec
'snapshot' i knew you'd be dead soon so i took your photograph exposed you somewhere between this world and the next the nerve of you not bothering to thank me as i photoshopped your sallow flesh in a handsome tinge of sepia an improvement, trust me still you’re so stuck in your ways much like your insistence upon chatting with aunt betty who'll be gone three years this may. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw...
Apr 20, 2021•27 sec
'we lost the wrench' age rusts the bolts. nothing stays fast and strong forever. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 20, 2021•10 sec
'flutter' exhale i’ll breathe you in carry you along bird in a cage till i let you loose and marvel as you flutter across my lips. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 20, 2021•16 sec
'followed by thousands following back none' quite frankly you suck. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon.
Apr 20, 2021•9 sec
'mysterious ways' i sure hope god is clearing a path before me cause i’ve fucked up everything i’ve left behind. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 20, 2021•10 sec
'an ipa at 9%' it was the mug i held as heavy in my hand as the decisions in my life. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 20, 2021•10 sec
'dead canaries' she keeps her notions protected within the cage freedom so fleeting her smile spitting feathers more and more feathers. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 20, 2021•13 sec
'wraith' scotch. sip. bill. gone. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 20, 2021•12 sec
'she sees only the best of me' squeals daddy, you’re home! to the worn flesh dragging the bones. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 20, 2021•12 sec
'foolproof plan' this is how you live: you wake you eat you shit if you're lucky enough you'll wake again. it's really something, isn't it? #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 20, 2021•16 sec
'quit the game, bro' old man you insist on throwing yourself at the twenty somethings as if that thick wad in your pocket will compensate for your grey shriveled balls and those eyes dance like you once did in the day only now you are reduced to misinterpreted conversation morning dosages of geritol. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen a...
Apr 20, 2021•23 sec
'but a curse to him' she had a gift a way of taking all her fears and turning them against him. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 20, 2021•9 sec
'currents' lose ourselves in sand i’ll choke on the smoke of your cigarettes; they smell better than you look you’ll flinch at my bad jokes; we both know we’re bad for each other’s health. the currents have given us more than we can handle yet high tide can’t seem to wash either of us away. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random u...
Apr 20, 2021•22 sec
'breakdown in my yard' i was the first and last to hold you. i could not leave you my intentions true; i tell myself you knew that as i scooped you into my hand. ssh, small thing what else could i say or do aside from cradling you against my chest. i would have healed you had i the chance but you pissed your life out from between my fingers and i could not cup you not anymore. i buried you behind a tree. i shoveled slowly. i lowered you with care. i went inside my house hid in the basement besid...
Apr 20, 2021•1 min
'some nights' this pen can’t find the ink while the mind screams blots all thoughts an indecipherable mess. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 20, 2021•12 sec
'how and why' even in sleep your unmoving lips taunt me. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 20, 2021•8 sec
'brutal' he messages her. she swipes it aside. he mattered two days ago. she’s two days gone by. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 20, 2021•11 sec
'sacred thing' i wish for nothing less than to shatter you break your wings watch you plummet to depths unfathomable. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 20, 2021•15 sec
'comfort' walking beside you is like holding your hand; we just slip into each other. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 20, 2021•7 sec
'to be one' to be one with the rush of symphonic surf to cast your entire existence to the cycle of the sea; i'd weather the synchronicities of the tides for you. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 19, 2021•16 sec
'bad intent' there are nights i slam the drinks down my throat like the reaper come home. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 19, 2021•10 sec
'avenue' dip in neon drip with sin the gutter will be cleaner than your mouth tonight peddle what comes faceless but known to all. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 19, 2021•14 sec
'80 is the new 70' using his walker the spry young man of 80 sauntered to the bar then put his heart into ordering the craft beer he desired (drink some water first, you must hydrate, his aide reminded). that first sip kissed his lips and his eyes danced back to ’47 as his face left this place. he drained his beer (finish your water, you must hydrate, his aide reminded). the spry young man of 80 noticed me sipping my scotch and he smiled; oh, he smiled. had he been even 10 years younger we would...
Apr 19, 2021•45 sec
'adaptation' i’ve grown used to a mind gone closed; i’ve gone numb to a heart grown cold. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon....
Apr 19, 2021•9 sec
'all the vices' lunatics and geniuses are often alcoholics. i am a poet known to write some arresting verse. in that vein of honor i tip my glass a toast to all the vices that drove men like me mad. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted; all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted. * ‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ...
Apr 19, 2021•14 sec
