R. T. Hyder : Writing

Doors

Doors

A Poem by R. T. Hyder


I am paleolithic; ancient; archaic.I am simple; tribal; undeveloped.I am civilized; humane; preconditioned.I am conscious; sensitive; hyper-observant...
Merci

Merci

A Poem by R. T. Hyder


Here I sit a million miles away so ashamed of everything I might symbolize my bloodline, their past, their present, their future I think of little Mar..
Beaches

Beaches

A Poem by R. T. Hyder


The summer heat has a way of reminding me ofdirty sandand cold beerand the car windows rolled down as the dampening 90-degree wind swirls around us an..
Departure

Departure

A Poem by R. T. Hyder


And just like that you fill up the empty spaces in your carry-on,stuffing tees in one place and books in another and the little figure beside you grin..
Limbo

Limbo

A Poem by R. T. Hyder


Wherever you are in the endlesssky you must know of the love that surgesopenlyin the empty crevasses of this hour. You must know that despite the many..
Sitar

Sitar

A Poem by R. T. Hyder


If tomorrow disappeared into the velvety blackness of the cosmos, would you tell me this isn’t worth it? Sit down beside me and look me in the e..
Seashore

Seashore

A Poem by R. T. Hyder


Like the current that so lovingly cascades over the rocky shoreside, I want to fumble over your faults, wrap my arms around you and tell you how pe..
Trinket

Trinket

A Poem by R. T. Hyder


Tell me the sky is glittery gray, that Honeysuckles come out in the biting cold, that we live in a box no bigger than a bathroom. Tell me everythin..
Daemon

Daemon

A Poem by R. T. Hyder


In all their smug mockery they've come to tell me of a time in the future when it will be my turn.They tell me that it will sear like a fresh wound, t..
Summertide

Summertide

A Poem by R. T. Hyder


What a beautiful night when the sun strolls beneath the moon and the stars come out to play under the purple sky, when the owls and trees find comm..