Ryan "rat" Travis : Writing

Suicide Poetry

Suicide Poetry

A Poem by Ryan "rat" Trav..


I wrote this a while back in response to the endless sea of poets who write s****y poetry but dramatically deliver it to make it sound better than it ..
Fat C***s on Acid

Fat C***s on Acid

A Poem by Ryan "rat" Trav..


An idea I've been playing with for a few years. I think this is the final product after all this time. Aahh maybe one more rewrite...who knows?
Selections from 1000 haiku in 100 days

Selections from 1000 haiku in 100 days

A Poem by Ryan "rat" Trav..


Here's some haiku, hope you like them.
Stupidworld

Stupidworld

A Poem by Ryan "rat" Trav..


A selection from my chapbook, Heil Mickey, which is about working for Walt Disney World.
Not a love poem

Not a love poem

A Poem by Ryan "rat" Trav..


This first poem I wrote for my wife.
In Articulo Mortis

In Articulo Mortis

A Poem by Ryan "rat" Trav..


My oldest piece, not my best, but a classic non the less.
There�s color in my laundry all because of you.

There�s color in my laundry all because of you.

A Poem by Ryan "rat" Trav..


Something I wrote for my wife before we started getting serious.
Bad Mood

Bad Mood

A Poem by Ryan "rat" Trav..


This piece reminds me of something Bukowski would have written. I wasn't trying, it just came out that way.
Dawn

Dawn

A Poem by Ryan "rat" Trav..


I wrote this a while back for a write like Jim Morrison contest. I won!
I've named my poison

I\\\'ve named my poison

A Poem by Ryan "rat" Trav..


Written for a contest on alcoholic beverages, I think I won, not sure.