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Tripping in the Dark: Dark Triad of Writing
The dark triad in psychology refers to the (considered negative) traits of Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism. Skillful writing has a bit of narcissism and a tiny amount of Machiavellianism, not psychopathy. I was reading Barthe’s Death of the Author while considering Nietzsche’s theory on lying when I wrote Death of Strauss. The struggle of an author to release a piece of work…
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the way he moves
It’s his eyes that follow me into a room. Looking at me with awe, lust, and possession. His lips move with talk, more talk, and too much talk. Just kiss me. When his face twitches in amusement at something I have done, my heart skips. Even in his frowns, I am elated. His arms swing in perfect unison to his…
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The world
The world exists because of him But my world has fallen apart He lives in darkness Afraid of a shadow My seeking the sun Has me Unafraid of blindness There are words between us People in the way Just occupying space weary of upsetting order–so dearly. Wind pushes him forward among familiar faces. All darkened sweetly. Tide sweeps me out, …
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Concealed weapons
I saw him in a pawn shop on Fifth. We looked at each other in fascination. A reflection of each other’s cheap tastes. I loved the smoothness of his barrel. He was cold to my eye and warm to the touch. He belonged to another; a serial number Told me so. He wasn’t loaded, empty of all ammunition. Wanting…
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Colossus
The mountains cannot hold this colossus He is mighty and strengthened by resolve Looking upon tiny people with dismay As the phoenix glides towards the harbor, He wonders if this place can hold him In the land of tea and horsey rides, He could rust and fall. The ocean cannot hope to contain the colossus. It is deep and without…
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The critic
I would be pleased to know him If his words were true. I doubt his images. Does he think about me in those secondhand thoughts? He speaks of love in his sonnets. Am I his greatest verse, His sole muse, A reason for deceit? In his faulty poetry, he is verse when I want prose. Always rhyming without substance. He…
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Stranger
part one Ports were important for many towns in New England. Whaling commerce in the 1800s was booming. The whaling disaster, the Civil War, and the discovery of petroleum marked the end of a prosperous history for many of those towns. But before the end of the golden age, there lived people who depended on the ships sailing into port.…
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Traitor
Unpaved streets were always quiet in the early morning hours as the main street is smoothed over after sundown on Saturdays. Sunday was the day of rest and worshipping of the creator. Shuttered saloons were void of the rowdy customers who passed time in it for six days of the week. The only sound on this early Sunday was the…
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Hills To Die On
These battles I wage And The tears that are shed All Belong to me. I stand against the foe Battling for my cause. It is just, so I never pause. I have died on those hills And some more over here. Look, there too… Have been dead many years Though you will never hear I am wounded by your words …
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