Robert Alverez : Writing

Portsmouth

Portsmouth

A Poem by Robert Alverez


Rough steel points towards god,grey waters house grey fish,tired faces guide old shipswhile screaming gulls flail above.Seasoned men trim salt-kissed ..
A Very Long and Confusing Trip

A Very Long and Confusing Trip

A Poem by Robert Alverez


my hands were trembling as i thought“will this change me forever, this tiny little piece of paper?” it did.i put it on my tongue and waite..
Upon Deaf Ears

Upon Deaf Ears

A Poem by Robert Alverez


There was no noise. How odd.I always thought the silence was broken--shattered by the slow groaningof old floorboards, and the oxidized cries while th..
Deployed Into Sand

Deployed Into Sand

A Poem by Robert Alverez


My commanding officers told me they were bad, and I believed them.Ten years ago, at a time when I was so young, so impressionable, I saw them crash pl..
Salvation/Damnation

Salvation/Damnation

A Poem by Robert Alverez


A double villanelle about addiction.
Troubled Waters

Troubled Waters

A Poem by Robert Alverez


All the men from back in townbegged of me to heed their warningand not make my home in the middle of the wood.They spoke of stories both childish and ..
Upon Moving Into a Renovated Chicken Coop

Upon Moving Into a Renovated Chicken Coop

A Poem by Robert Alverez


I may live in a coop, But I am not cooped up.I don’t have wings, or feathers, or a beak on my face,but I am free range�"because out..