Joel M Frye : Writing

Walking wounded (villanelle)

Walking wounded (villanelle)

A Poem by Joel M Frye


I have a wound that only trust will heal,a scab encrusted on my bleeding soul.Your eyes will tell me how much to reveal.At first, the pain was much to..
Forgive me, father

Forgive me, father

A Poem by Joel M Frye


You sneered at me because you thought I'd liedand stared at me through drunken eyes of pain,then waved me off as I tried to explain.You turned away, j..
Mea culpa

Mea culpa

A Poem by Joel M Frye


A prayer offeredthat he might outlive her soshe wouldn't see himdie as her last husband died.Nice thought till her cancer came.
Ignorance

Ignorance

A Poem by Joel M Frye


I know what I do not knowwhen my woman holds me,tells me she loves me, notfor what I can no longer give,but for the man I've been and am.She knows I d..
White Noise

White Noise

A Story by Joel M Frye


A short I've had kicking around for so long, younger readers won't understand the reference at the end. For my older American friends...I think you'l..
The Curator (shhhh...)

The Curator (shhhh...)

A Poem by Joel M Frye


shopworn covers, brittle pages,faded, handled carelessly -dime-store dreams locked up for agesin the musty library.risks untaken, words unspokenstacke..
Object lesson

Object lesson

A Poem by Joel M Frye


To my friend Cyndi, who taught me I had neither the power nor the right.
Sinfully sibilant

Sinfully sibilant

A Poem by Joel M Frye


aimless caresses possessa puissance, carelesslypurposeful, impossiblysensual, seducing withmercilessly sharpenedincessant desires,releasing passionate..
shouting LOVE silently

shouting LOVE silently

A Poem by Joel M Frye


shoutingLOVEsilentlyin most indirectunmanneracross gapingexpansivelyunechoingcarpeted floorof semi-living room(soundlesslyshe smiles)
Cover's not the book

Cover's not the book

A Poem by Joel M Frye


beauty brightburns the soul's retinaleaving blind spotsblotches on the visionof what burnsbehind the beautylookawayfrom the dazzlingsurfacefeel the fu..