Always Limited
Limbo has its own peculiar Emptiness; nothing behind, nothing Ahead, a bright contradiction in The darkness of depression, a powerlessness In the face of decisions made beyond Our grasp, injustices… Continue Reading
Richard Pierce – author, poet, painter
Limbo has its own peculiar Emptiness; nothing behind, nothing Ahead, a bright contradiction in The darkness of depression, a powerlessness In the face of decisions made beyond Our grasp, injustices… Continue Reading
As if these old books weren’t dry Enough, the book burners of the World pour kerosene on the pages Of wisdom they ignored and hate, All the holy books of… Continue Reading
black ink on thick paper secrets dangers lies code snarl curl whim black ink on thin paper doubt fear hate spells dreams curses black ink yellow paper letter word sentence… Continue Reading
Daily banalities turned the church Of the hallowed poor into the bank Of a hollowed-out religion far removed From the faith it was. Under the gods Of money and status,… Continue Reading
The newspapers cut and pasted Into mounds of different meanings. Social media scree-shotted, and not A single fact checked; factless propaganda. What made sense at some forgotten Point is garbled… Continue Reading
Three poems. Been away. Have come back. Caught up. Writing. His Master’s That the war was started by his Russian master Is a truth which the orange man in the… Continue Reading
That sharp tang of lye in their mouth, A thread back to a different place where These bread rolls were a part of everyday Life, and no matter how many… Continue Reading
Even before twenty sixteen, we were warning Of the coming storm, how the wall wouldn’t Hold if no-one said anything against the Fascists already in power in certain places, England… Continue Reading
This weather induces headaches, the Dim light too bright for the horizonless Day that limps along with its own Suicidal ideations, wanting to end Before night comes. A tired living,… Continue Reading
To backward men, any sign of strength From a woman is a threat, harking back To those pathetic fears and tortures of Witches, the suppression and ownership Of any independent… Continue Reading