Onoma : Writing

Peeled Away

Peeled Away

A Poem by Onoma


as a serpent sleeps ahead of the departed.limp under flashes of yellow.stretched to meet the ground it will coverthroughout its incarnation--without m..
Persephone Counts Pomegranate Seeds

Persephone Counts Pomegranate Seeds

A Poem by Onoma


Persephone sits under a leafless tree,sprouting infantile green.her back against the trunk, her kneessquare against her breasts.her dress adjusts like..
Stalled Light

Stalled Light

A Poem by Onoma


stalled light--a pallid break not to make day.forever this--bedridden grey staring out fromthe world.clay roused from cinders--twitching beforedisjoin..
Playtime Perimeter

Playtime Perimeter

A Poem by Onoma


those malevolent mittens of botched blood--reaching out from the pungent dusk thatpaints its locket of twilight.neck-deep in childhood...detached from..
Omni's Strange Brew

Omni's Strange Brew

A Poem by Onoma


wasps scratch at windows withlong poisonous splinters, blankedbackward by a clear barrier.not often detracted.sideswiped by illustrated howlsblown as ..
Shadow Marionette

Shadow Marionette

A Poem by Onoma


a shadow marionette of ananthropoid, is controlled by superstrings.it is bound to the outermost grooveof a blackhole, whose last audiblerecording soun..
Quotidian of Naked Giants

Quotidian of Naked Giants

A Poem by Onoma


letter block houses form a word--every time one of its occupants guess theword death is thinking of.absurd as in their manner to define--these naked g..
Modigliani's Walking Stick

Modigliani's Walking Stick

A Poem by Onoma


*Inspired by Amadeo Modigliani's painting: "Blue Eyes"
Minced Eyes

Minced Eyes

A Poem by Onoma


a spider's minced eyes--studded gemstoneswhose beaty twinklesreflect suspension.immaculately pinned tothe molding that drawsdown the line of a corner...
Giacometti's Studio

Giacometti's Studio

A Poem by Onoma


Botero's ballooningfigurations paradeinto Giacometti's studio.greeted by emaciationsthat seem cast in disheveledbreadlines.