Poetry

Poetry selections from

Chronicles of a Loser

In Joseph’s debut novel, you will encounter Caleb, the main character, and his hobby of finding poetry in life’s less-than-desirable situations. He dabbles in haiku, sonnets, and free-form poetry. His collection is called Chronicles of a Loser.

Why such a title?

Caleb is a loser, but not in the way you think. He’s not a loser because he has undesirable qualities or is in some way ‘less than’ others. He’s a loser by the literal word. He has lost friends, family, housing, esteem, and purpose. These poems are the missives of a person trying to regain parts of his life lost along the way.

Vast

 

 

Cold, colder, coldest.

Ruddy cheekbones,

journeys of a body,

loose on the wind,

drifting with the current.

Obsequious in nature,

unbound by logic.

Vast is the abyss in which I dwell.

Lies

 

Mercurial words slipping over tongue tip

aimed toward subterfuge

flowing from inward darkness

born of sacrifice

nurtured with regret

spreading wide

finding purchase

in receptive, withering ears

meaning to meaningless

truth to fiction

love stops.

Stepping Stone

 

 

A stranger at your door

broken, tired, and bent.

Knocking knuckles now,

all energies spent.

Refuge from the madness,

calm respite now sent.

Footsteps fairly falling

where they were never meant.