Alister Flik : Writing

The Tapering Thinness of My Bends

The Tapering Thinness of My Bends

A Poem by Alister Flik


You snap me again! I'm made of metal that only bends so far. Yet, you push and you pull! I buckle under the pressure. How much longer will this ..
Anna's Goodbye

Anna\'s Goodbye

A Poem by Alister Flik


Poem about the death of Dido, from her sister's perspective.
An Old Message

An Old Message

A Poem by Alister Flik


What hope would there be if you did not want me? If I were truly worthless? Should I not have pride in the fact that I am yours? Create..
The Original Break

The Original Break

A Poem by Alister Flik


So, Here we have the Basic Human Cavern. This crack That splinters out from the core. The root of all these Little Fractures. The Original ..
Tears

Tears

A Poem by Alister Flik


This beautiful thing. This lost art. A reach to divinity. A communication with humanity. With history. With future. The abstract becoming c..
Talked Down

Talked Down

A Poem by Alister Flik


Talked down. I am right. Allow me to open your mind Feeble thinkers I will be the bigger person I will answer slowly You will unde..
Just a Thought

Just a Thought

A Poem by Alister Flik


Do moments create? Do they flow, like a river, to a great sea of something? Life? What happens when? Do we master moments, or m..
Many

Many

A Poem by Alister Flik


What color am I, you ask. What a silly suggestion; that anyone's soul could be expressed so simply. What color you ask? Perhaps I will try. The c..
Taste Test

Taste Test

A Poem by Alister Flik


The bland taste of boredom rests on my tongue. This dish was served dryly tonight. It settles in my stomach and floats, as my thoughts slide ..