Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet

Joseph Pinto
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poetry written from the inside of bars served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. ...drinkin' proofs and writin' truths...

  1. bank account

    FEB 18

    bank account

    shameless book promotion time! another selection from my 2nd poetry collection ‘scotch & scars’ from 2020.   a hill to some is a mountain to others. light to some is darkness to others. i guess what i’m saying is please don’t ever judge unless you wear the same shoes…   ‘scotch & scars’ is available on amazon. if you enjoy it, please indulge me the favor of a review.   today’s selection is:   ‘bank account’   all the money in the world why would he go and hang himself?   i pondered the question sipped my scotch while conversation surged through the bar an incoming tide of bewilderment and b******t.   i had one more for the road.   sometimes i drive the highway when it is empty and dark with my eyes closed tight.   i do this without a buck to spare in my wallet. * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * 'Dead Bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon. * instagram at joseph_a_pinto * https://www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto  * subscribe to the ‘Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet’ YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/y2stm5ms⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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  2. pizza

    FEB 13

    pizza

    shameless book promotion time! continuing with my 2nd poetry collection ‘scotch & scars’ from 2020.   a meal is just that, a meal. but did you also know that chow is a harbinger for many a relationship? you didn’t? luckily now you do. and you didn’t have to count any calories to find out, either…   ‘scotch & scars’ is available on amazon. if you enjoy it, please indulge me the favor of a review.   today’s selection is:    ‘pizza’   they sit masticating dreams from cold crust thumbing through their phones sharing slices of pie.   the cheese binds them stronger than their promises mundane conversation reduced to crumbs.   the only thing left to rouse them a dash of hot sauce. * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * 'Dead Bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon. * instagram at joseph_a_pinto * https://www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto  * subscribe to the ‘Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet’ YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/y2stm5ms⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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  3. served what was not requested

    FEB 9

    served what was not requested

    shameless book promotion time! the spotlight shines on my 2nd poetry collection ‘scotch & scars !’   i released ‘scotch & scars’ in 2020, two years after ‘a distilled spirit.’ while the collection still featured ‘bar observations,’ it did begin to reveal more of my darker thoughts and emotions. good, raw poetry should be unflinching and that’s where ‘scotch & scars’ delivers. also, it helped that every single one of the poems contained within was written with (many) a scotch.   ‘scotch & scars’ is available on amazon. if you enjoy it, please indulge me the favor of a review. today’s selection is:  ‘served what was not requested’   the color gradient is off perhaps it just plays that way to the untamed eye yet a drinker of scotch can catch the kool-aid straight off   don’t think i don’t know when things have been sweetened;   you’re talking to a man who lives for the bite.  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * 'Dead Bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon. * instagram at joseph_a_pinto * https://www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto  * subscribe to the ‘Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet’ YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/y2stm5ms⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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  4. seep

    FEB 6

    seep

    stare straight ahead. they’ll leave you alone eventually…   ‘seep’   blissful, ignorant silence— to seep alone in ruin   indulgent alcoholic consumption. * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * 'Dead Bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon. * instagram at joseph_a_pinto * https://www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto  * subscribe to the ‘Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet’ YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/y2stm5ms⁠⁠⁠⁠

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  5. sharp things

    FEB 4

    sharp things

    should you ask, i won’t hold back…   ‘sharp things’   you thought my pen was sharp you should hear my f*****g mouth.  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * 'Dead Bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon. * instagram at joseph_a_pinto * https://www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto  * subscribe to the ‘Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet’ YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/y2stm5ms⁠⁠⁠

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  6. bench

    JAN 21

    bench

    some prose poetry from november of 2021.   my daughter, now 17, has special needs. i help her get ready for school every morning. i walk her to the school and return to pick her up every day. i still brush her hair. i’ve been doing this since she’s been 4 years old.    life is far from fair, and to this day i have trouble accepting the why’s. but if god is who i think he is, he’ll have me guiding her once i’m gone. each of my dogs at my side, waiting…    ‘bench’  of course it’s a trick but fix your gaze long enough and you’ll believe angels dance in light. fingers of breeze play through leaves the way i spent mornings brushing your hair. sleep knots tied your locks and i’d do anything on earth to still be there. get yourself ready for school, you don’t need my help, but i’d hurry to you the moment you asked. i know your fingers didn’t work quite right. neither did my head accepting it. but look at you, wise woman grown from girl, goddess amongst mortal things. you must know by now the palm grows to cup the flame as slowly the wick withers. so i must let you be. i’ve had little to blind me of this life save you and a westward sun. please slip those once awkward fingers through the frightened of my own. stay till i can no more. i’ll sing a soft song of the days i held to your tender heart and we’ll spin along with spirits and i’ll keep my limbs like this old oak till my strength flees.   bench: a long seat for two or more persons  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * 'Dead Bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon. * instagram at joseph_a_pinto * https://www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto  * subscribe to the ‘Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet’ YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/y2stm5ms⁠⁠

    1 min
  7. dumb, or are they

    JAN 21

    dumb, or are they

    bar observation:   listen in on some conversations. it’s just blah blah blah. but the drinking? it’s all business.   ‘dumb, or are they’   waste the words the meanings   but never waste the alcohol. * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * 'Dead Bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon. * instagram at joseph_a_pinto * https://www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto  * subscribe to the ‘Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet’ YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/y2stm5ms⁠

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  8. i've never been here before

    JAN 16

    i've never been here before

    i call these ‘lubrication pieces.’ most of my writing sessions start with zero ideas. so i write anything! what’s the first thing i notice when glancing out the window? what seemingly mundane thing might’ve stuck in my head during the course of the day? how do my clothes feel on my body in the moment? whatever written doesn’t need to be good…it just needs to break the ice.    start with one small step.   ‘i’ve never been here before’   sometimes change entails a new bar a new seat entirely new lighting to gain fresh perspective.  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * 'Dead Bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon. * instagram at joseph_a_pinto * https://www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto  * subscribe to the ‘Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet’ YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/y2stm5ms

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