Maxwell Ryder : Writing

What is love?

What is love?

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


love burns your nerve-endings, even if it's gone. love's that lingering thought; love is lip-biting, nail-biting, the hankering, the innuendo..
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(Untitled)

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


Written April 1, 2016
Deciduous trees

Deciduous trees

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


I am a voyeur, of sorts; I like forests of deciduous trees Stripped bare of their leaves; I look to the boastful conifer Among them, a clothed emp..
UPS instead

UPS instead

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


There I was laying in bed, I’d s**t, showered, shaved, And breakfasted, before Setting foot upon the floor; I saw my boss roasting minions,..
Religion “progresses”

Religion “progresses”

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


Religion does “progress” That’s why it splits And splits And splits, Down to Smaller And Smaller Sects, Arriving At T..
My Bradford Pear

My Bradford Pear

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


Every year My Bradford pear Sheds her Stinky Virgin- White Canopy On the corner Of Elm And Osage, Doucheing herself green, Preppin..
Hijabs in May

Hijabs in May

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


Black abayas Are sown In the tumult Of autumn heat; Watered By winter rains, They sprout as Hijabs In May, Sporting Pink burkinis, Driving..
My questions are not yours

My questions are not yours

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


Written 22 March 2013
The Saudi Years

The Saudi Years

A Chapter by Maxwell Ryder


1. It Came I’m ready This is the year Before, it was unseen, Seemingly obscene To think it, even queer, But this is the year; Its arriv..