Matthew Bass : Writing

Plaza De Los Solitarios

Plaza De Los Solitarios

A Poem by Matthew Bass


The cops wait in their wolfpack huddled together in the cold, for the perfect moment to pounce. But the plaza is vacant, and the snow inches d o..
Free Food For Thought On Foot

Free Food For Thought On Foot

A Poem by Matthew Bass


"Look at your feet when you walk" not up, cuss words unspoken "personal space a*****e", broken cement, jackhammer, hemorrhaging money smog, green smog..
Redacted

Redacted

A Poem by Matthew Bass


Repression is the kind of freedom that you can snap your fingers to (as long as it´s catchy) from point a-point b-point c. Thoughts free ..
Closer To You

Closer To You

A Poem by Matthew Bass


The most elegant prosecannot begin to describethe gulfbetween us.(but)Every morningI feelclosercloserclosercloserclosercloserclosercloserclosercloserc..
Stranded In The Hopeless Middle

Stranded In The Hopeless Middle

A Poem by Matthew Bass


Beloved, There was an empty space blocking your imprint on the bed. The warmth of your skin and the contours of your silhouette buzzed throug..
Zway: Going To See Old Friends

Zway: Going To See Old Friends

A Story by Matthew Bass


In Zway Ethiopia there is a sign on the highway erected by the local caustic soda factory that warmly welcomes you to the town. It even proudly boasts..
4 Lights

4 Lights

A Poem by Matthew Bass


The threads of my existencewilt like an aging flower,only 118 days morefor 8 years come to an end.A ragged blue hoodiea sixth sense, andan empty core ..
One In The Same

One In The Same

A Poem by Matthew Bass


The point I walk from waits passively at the end of the circle The Tip I do not look down of the comp..
A Tribute Two Lost Poems

A Tribute Two Lost Poems

A Poem by Matthew Bass


The best poemsare forgottenbefore they´vebeen written.IIII crawled out of bedwith the memoryof two vaguemasterpieceslost in the untraceable step..
Beauty

Beauty

A Poem by Matthew Bass


Beauty you speak ofin your pompous spoken word,makes me feel ugly