Vincent Cuccolo : Writing

The Pain Tree

The Pain Tree

A Poem by Vincent Cuccolo


I know sometimes I collide Into the better half of myselfEntangled by the roots of this pain treeTearing down my divine sky And every security you so ..
For One Sweet Moment

For One Sweet Moment

A Poem by Vincent Cuccolo


My canvas in the sky whited outThe moment I said goodbye to myself Damned my refection with a sickened stareAnd kissed the salty lips of a strangerOf ..
The Call

The Call

A Story by Vincent Cuccolo


Saunders nervously fiddled with his hands, staring down at the hardwood floor before him. Nearby, an ebony grandfather clock sounded gently, its pendu..
All Too Close

All Too Close

A Story by Vincent Cuccolo


He stared at the weightless pills in his hand, each Prozac enveloping the surface of his skin in a deathly white. They called to him, the allu..
The Marathon

The Marathon

A Poem by Vincent Cuccolo


What do you do when your pulse runs a marathon? When your body itches and aches with fear, and the only way to save yourself is to scratch Every s..
Dark Consequence

Dark Consequence

A Poem by Vincent Cuccolo


Perceptions prison me These bars hold no sympathy But only discord I am where you decide I should be So set the stage where you want m..
Assailed Wings

Assailed Wings

A Poem by Vincent Cuccolo


A quaking pulseA desert-dry tongueA famished satisfactionThis f*****g list goes on and onDreams that never come trueOnly come undonePerfectly disappoi..
Rapturous Heat

Rapturous Heat

A Poem by Vincent Cuccolo


I confided in you Whispered those three weighty words An air-borne risk Targeted dead-center Heat seeking Mind-blowingly precise ..
What I Make It to Be

What I Make It to Be

A Poem by Vincent Cuccolo


Quick note: I am using the words "vanity" and "arrogance" in a reckless-like manner, I'm not necessarily trying to convey myself in an egotistic light..
The Bullet

The Bullet

A Poem by Vincent Cuccolo


There’s nothing left to sayNothing left to doFor even the broken record refuses to spinWords forever the sameCancel each other outNullify by sec..