R. Stephen Poetry

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I Never Drive In Agra

“smoke and pungent aromas fill the head
pale brown streams flow under bare feet”

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Herceg Novi

“seated at the bow,
together we submit to the will of the blue”

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Christiania

“traders who will just take cash
lager proudly brewed with hash”

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A Sombre Exchange

“the cooling dinner of fillet steak and new potatoes,
sits neglected beside two untouched glasses of Barolo”

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The Words I Owe

“if you must leave this world today
then I want to say
I’m sorry”

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Carrion Bell

“she sees you when you’re sleeping;
she knows you’re not awake”

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Long Walls Come…

“wind-driven whitecaps
canter to a peeling pulse”

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Woodland Concord

“generations have dug and crafted these tunnels
tunnels which will not yield to a foreign aggressor”

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A Corduroy Armchair

“a half bottle of gin sits awaiting its toper,
making rings on an old TV guide”

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Deliverance

“she mutters riddles in my ear
through plumes of poppy smoke”

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A Cycle of Reckoning

“muffled excitement from the crowd
Naked, I kneel before the mistress”

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@rstephenpoetry

Some things only come out when the lights go down. Carrion Bell 🔔 A dark little poem about the things that wait in the shadows. If you like your poetry unsettling, atmospheric and a little twisted, you’re in the right place. #PoetryTok #DarkPoetry #HorrorPoetry #Poetry #SpokenWord

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