Chris : Writing

Fantasy of You

Fantasy of You

A Poem by Chris


Brick by brick I construct the fantasy of you.Your brilliant eyes. The contours of your body,Flowing seamlessly together. Every step you take,The grou..
A Knocking

A Knocking

A Poem by Chris


I hear the knock on the door, a smile From an acquaintance shines through the peephole, So I barricade the door with my bed and dresser A..
Mess

Mess

A Poem by Chris


I look away from my dresser, While the dust settles and thickens on the cherry surface. As days pass, the particles transform into clean clo..
Pieces

Pieces

A Poem by Chris


I think our pieces fit but with all of our different Dips and curves and jagged edges and colors The way we belong to the bigger picture ..
Introductory Quotation

Introductory Quotation

A Chapter by Chris


“Pouring your heart onto a page leaves you there, vulnerable, waiting for somebody to maybe even care to read what you wrote. And then if ..
Introduction

Introduction

A Chapter by Chris


Discusses inspiration behind the arrangement of the poems and the title of the chapbook (in other words, yes, it can be ignored).
Early AIDS Epidemic

Early AIDS Epidemic

A Chapter by Chris


You stalk among us, An invisible curse that enfeebles us on the inside Until you grow your hideous purple flowers On our ashen white skin..
My Muse

My Muse

A Chapter by Chris


My muse is the breath of sunrise That brings the birds to sing and to play, It is the wind ushering the sailboat through the sea; My ..
Fence

Fence

A Chapter by Chris


We’re a fence with nicks and scratches in our wood, And as the weather wears us down, Holes become craters and pieces break away. R..
Looking for It

Looking for It

A Chapter by Chris


Inside the grey, nothing is clear Beyond my outstretched hand, but I wander, Search in the silence for the one Whose heartbeat melds wit..