philliewig : Writing

troy ounces

troy ounces

A Poem by philliewig


Father, how our circumstances have changed.Remind me, asI'm honestly insincere;We weigh words in troy ounces,Waiting in the drone hours.Waiting within..
Seattle syndrome

Seattle syndrome

A Poem by philliewig


My god, when they'd sayWe're all the lucky onesWhen they'll sayWe're the fortunate onesWhile here we're stigmaticBleeding to the sound of drums.We are..
sin-eater

sin-eater

A Poem by philliewig


How I wish to be a sin eater,Here among silent facesHere in this place of a thousand sunsHere where only the wild ones grow.Here I'd wish to be a sin ..
Lacrimosa

Lacrimosa

A Poem by philliewig


Lacrimosa I-VII, The Tearful
les malencontreux

les malencontreux

A Poem by philliewig


Amid the yellowed flowers there,I dream of pursuit and of folly;Furrowed, furrowed,Pursuing all that was worth pursuing. I stood there, once. I chos..
Stigmata I and II

Stigmata I and II

A Poem by philliewig


IAnd all these are fictions too,In rolls of film, tuberculosis gray.We recount and recall as if we were madmen,Locked away in dresser drawers and foli..
All Saints' Day

All Saints' Day

A Poem by philliewig


Laudatus sum, sed interfectus sum,Nunc ab hosti ipsis laudatus ero. IWoken up in the morning, in BrugesBy the gray fuzz and afterglow, to the sound of..
Three Hallelujahs

Three Hallelujahs

A Poem by philliewig


II came out to the sacred fieldTo sing, to bathe there in the fountain,Splayed out among the flowers,I'd hope we'd lie here for a whilemusing, musin..
untitled

untitled

A Poem by philliewig


Cheap soap, cheap girls,Strung out there against a bathroom stall.Swill cheap wine by the carpark fence,Ruminating on judgments thereAs moonlight sift..
untitled

untitled

A Poem by philliewig


This is my sole release,A sweet relapse into my ownSweet Sweet Sweet myopic releaseInto an infinite span,An infinite brand of our own devices.N..

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