saratogaparty : Writing

This Isn't About Shopping (I Swear)

This Isn't About Shopping (I Swear)

A Poem by saratogaparty


A dress is never as perfect As it is the first time you wear it. It starts to lose its color, the material Begins to wilt, your body’s weight..
Logging Off (On My Mind)

Logging Off (On My Mind)

A Poem by saratogaparty


Once it's on your phone It's on your mind. "Fitness pals" "Quitting smoking" apps And the New York Times. Don't ask why I don..
Aren't You the Least Bit Curious (Reading)

Aren't You the Least Bit Curious (Reading)

A Poem by saratogaparty


Here's a reading of the poem "Aren't You the Least Bit Curious"Ignore the part about the followers, I recorded this for my other blog, but decided to ..
Dig It

Dig It

A Poem by saratogaparty


And the years are strong enough To burn my weight. Counting off the Emotions and the people as they pass Through me like a shiv Because I used t..
(Your Name Here)

(Your Name Here)

A Poem by saratogaparty


(Your Name Here): Hey, stop that. What are you Doing messing around up there In my tired mind? You’re scratching The new upholstery T..
Flavor

Flavor

A Poem by saratogaparty


We gathered our change on the table Laid out some cards and swayed a little While I smoked that grape e-cigarette piece of S**t I bought at the gas..
Borrowed Bones

Borrowed Bones

A Poem by saratogaparty


And then you have a town with all these Realized people searching for their Roots, telling you, “You need your roots, Man. Everyone needs the..
Overheating

Overheating

A Poem by saratogaparty


My car, my computer and my Mind have a habit of overheating. “Just blast the heater,” someone said And he was right I discov..
Vons

Vons

A Poem by saratogaparty


“You have sacrificed your Chips to me,” I said in a mock militant voice Licking my fingers Like an addict that needs the rem..
Vultures (Imagine It Gone)

Vultures (Imagine It Gone)

A Story by saratogaparty


I bet I haunt you… I thought, while I ate soggy French fries with a half-hearted nostalgic smirk. As I prepared to blow my c..