Matthew Bass : Writing

Chicago In Dreams

Chicago In Dreams

A Poem by Matthew Bass


I took the 56 bus downtownto a place once real,or at least in imagination.The flat windows and cold steelthat scraped against the winter skyfelt like ..
Reflections In Muses

Reflections In Muses

A Poem by Matthew Bass


Am I insane?Blessed with trialsof unclean angelsperfected with imperfection,mirrors of experiencereflected in a cracked iris.The holy face that follow..
I am (not) alone Today

I am (not) alone Today

A Poem by Matthew Bass


I am alone today, Alone in a cobweb with friends clamoring from the kitchen to the porch. Alone in the jokes bouncing off antique windows, alone ..
Something Missing

Something Missing

A Poem by Matthew Bass


You are not here, I am not therewhile a gaping hole bleeds from my side;And I am emaciated.Artifacts are everywhere:From Governor's Islandto the trail..
A Bluebird In The void

A Bluebird In The void

A Poem by Matthew Bass


I started smoking again It's terrible but, I'll buy another pack soon it helps me think: Hell is cold and unlit a metaphor for distance from love- so ..
The Shadow Of A tornado

The Shadow Of A tornado

A Poem by Matthew Bass


Tornados form in the distance, products of wild imaginations on rolling highways. Wisps of n*****s barely swirling from green clouds turning above God..
Menagerie

Menagerie

A Poem by Matthew Bass


The sun beats down on torn fencesabandoned yards, and broken cementof a World´s Fair stoop leading toward sidewalksonce walked by prostitutes..
If I ever Hurt You...

If I ever Hurt You...

A Poem by Matthew Bass


I changed my status and proclaimed:"I was over you"I lied, I´m sorryit was a parlor trick I didn´t fall for,the same way I fell over the r..
Linger On

Linger On

A Poem by Matthew Bass


(You)Sublime and calm,pecking and cooingat the unseen side of my brain.A breathless hug pinning my body to the floorasking me to come hard and let go ..
Is It Too Much Too Ask?

Is It Too Much Too Ask?

A Poem by Matthew Bass


Is it to much to ask for something more than dopamine and ((pulsating)) cromatics beating and shaking against the walls counting time until your middl..

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