Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet Joseph Pinto

‘parking garage’

 

and after we loved

i took and twirled her about

old song for a new dance

and from the small of her back

pressed her through my soul

now she goes where she don’t 

and i make from where i broke

something more beautiful

than i ever thought

pinkie to pinkie the twine

you can’t see but she’s mine

and when the music ends

she says i’ve a playlist

to start again

start again.



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#josephapinto

© Joseph A. Pinto

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Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted.

The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars.

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'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.

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‘seeing with clarity’

 

off in the distance

the hawks draw circles

the way i want to

rewrite your skin

not your history i’m touching

just a place for me to live in. 



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#barflypoet

#josephapinto

© Joseph A. Pinto

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Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted.

The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars.

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'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.

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‘play-doh’

 

i cracked the seal

faith so malleable in my hands

twist and bend

craft a solid figure

easier to hold

mashed together

what falls will stick again

is this all i’ve been after

another pretend i think i can shape

legs, arms, the head

i cannot press together my chest

too large for the rest

inconsiderate, and ignorant,

i fall beneath the frame

reliant on an air that will eventually dry me out. 



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#barflypoet

#josephapinto

© Joseph A. Pinto

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Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted.

The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars.

*

'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.

*

www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto


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‘good morning’

  

she has a way

of putting her smile

through the phone. 



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#barflypoet

#josephapinto

© Joseph A. Pinto

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Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted.

The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars.

*

'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.

*

www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto


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‘so deeply’

 

if anyone should ask

what it’s like to kiss her

i’ll say falling in. 



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#barflypoet

#josephapinto

© Joseph A. Pinto

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Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted.

The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars.

*

'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.

*

www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto


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‘hospice’

 

this house

is dying.



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#barflypoet

#josephapinto

© Joseph A. Pinto

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Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted.

The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars.

*

'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.

*

www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto


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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-pinto3/support