David Barger

David Barger has had poetry published by Ovi Magazine, Word Riot, Word Salad Poetry Magazine, Nebo, and will be forthcoming in Connotation Press and Zylophone e-zine journal. For more about this poet please visit his website: www.titaniumboundwritings.com


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	A Corpse Flower In Bloom by David Barger Judge’s gavel strikes punishment Hurtling coaster off wooden placement,And the prison releases their less offensive criminals:Same day our town receives a new face;A man convicted of five counts of rapeAgainst two
	Wrapped gift of goodness by David Barger Where has the goodness hiddenBeneath the feet of humankindFor men betray their own designWhere wealth transfigures posture,And causes the face to split two fold,And women want in likenessThe power that dangles at hindsi
	Lost twitter of dinosaurs by David Barger Red-breasted Robin,Black crest Nuthatcher,Timid little Sparrow,And green flash of Hummingbird - All gather near feedersWhich hang from different treesFrom separate branches.Each species make their daily stop

	Roman Error Reconstructed by David Barger The wisher wells forsake their landsTo build atop of foreign sands;They would burn a houseFor the debt one owed - They
	Dormant Emotion by David Barger The smallest infringement is a ruseWhere I am entertained in laughter,And tied by the bonds of sorrow,But where is my enlightenmentThat kindles each parting gift released?Where then is my muse?Electrified skies en
	Shadowing the Sun by David Barger Asphalt sizzles with steamFloating towards heavens’ gate,And the ground opens upWishing to speak of one last taleFrom a time when mountainsWere merely pebbles roaming about:A seed, descendant of the west,
	Female Laughter by David Barger Male red-breasted robinsCollide in midflight.It is spring and the battle for loveFills the open heavens; The two birds whisk a feet Away from my face(Which all are caught off guard)As they touch ground Flutt
	A Mother's Calling by David Barger Miracle bearer;Obvious nurturing factor -Thoughtfulness unwritten.Hued potter’s clayEnding education of foolishness;Render tolerance controlledSettled beyond the guidance of stars.Decisive loving actio
	A woman's touch by David Barger Thundercloud plum tree With purple flowers blooming;Some open wide to welcome The sunlight as others justBegin to break the outer bud.During these momentsIt seems as though natureHas indeed a woman’s touch;
	Intestinal Frolic by David Barger My job is in limboWhere management paysThe wages through a ghost department.I feel unnerving and withdrawnFrom allowing any ties to completely Merge between them and myself;These destructive relationshipsWandering
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