Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet

‘writer’s block of lovers’   desperate to express how much he misses her his pen loses all penchant for words. * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars. * 'dead bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and...

‘long night’   i don’t want to go home.   a hangover and hell awaits. * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars. * 'dead bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback an...

‘hypocrisy’   the hypocrisy you unfurl like a banner from your tongue  a bold statement to the world:   your windows are free of streaks;   your rooms an absolute mess.  * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars. * 'dead bird,' &#3...

‘how do they stay together’   he talks she listens   and listens and listens   listens. * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars. * 'dead bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit...

‘four guys in the corner of the bar’   a motley crew their voices rang  uneducated, inebriated barely tolerated; their spouses relieved they weren’t at home.  * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars. * 'dead bird,' 'From My F...

‘quiescent’   a draw between lips, a capture within lungs. i fear this air may be no good for me. it tastes of what you took and what i gave and already repeats. there’s a stirring come november, a chromatic death dust around my tongue and i can count all our late-night conversations spiraling slowly, slowly in the wind. why are you not here to pull snug against my neck? there’s a bite to the sky...

‘blame the signal not the service’   "there’s a disconnect," she says.   he scrolls their  long trail of messages and  finding no apparent betrayals  realizes he has simply been unplugged.  * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside ba...

‘avoid’   i’m doing everything i can to avoid you which is hard because the distance between us is so great anyway.    * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars. * 'dead bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars&#...

‘her abstract is fucked up’   upon the wall her latest creation twisted abstract; wire for bone—   window shades where eyes flutter   hole in sheetrock for the jagged heart.   * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars. * 'dead bird,&#3...

‘conversation has lost us’   we must be disillusioned staring out into the great void thinking we can traverse oceans in paper boats.   the messages we carry to ferry us one coast to the next will only dissolve upon contact with water bleed one letter into next.  * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment cra...

‘hide behind the words’   on and on she declares her strength to the world every syllable shining while the conviction behind it remains shaken. * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars. * 'dead bird,' 'From My Front Steps,&#3...

‘denial’   he never had a drinking problem until he met her.   then the acceleration of heartbeat paired with the numbing slowdown of brainwaves became essential to his being.  * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars. * 'dead bird,&#...

‘cell phone’   i’m not ignoring you , she said as her thumbs danced   eyes lied. * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars. * 'dead bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' p...

‘inquiry versus demand’     she asks a question (just speaking her mind) a snarl from her throat— isn’t that the prevailing problem a matter of two realities   inquiry versus demand oh we are so far off so far and away from each other that conversation no longer exists between lines and all must be deciphered from tomes that no longer hold meaning or respect for history. * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE...

‘late night’   mascara rimming your eyes  keeps the pools from spilling  while you sell sex freely from your lips;   crimson explosion— you're slaying them in droves.  * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars. * 'dead bird,' &...

‘i’ve got nothing’   your words are heartfelt   delivered to a heart worn. * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars. * 'dead bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry...

‘i will prove you otherwise’   i’ve lost my muse   i’ve lost my swagger   but i’ve never lost that motherfucking chip on my shoulder. * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars. * 'dead bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Sco...

‘innocence suffers’   he’s out in this world gaps within the dna birthed by snakeskin intentions   child will never know child will never understand —   the devil lives in twisted words heavy hearts and unholy unisons.   * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. The large majority of my poetry handc...

‘birds and bees’ one day when you are older i will tell you all about that thing called love and how it was a lie. * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars. * 'dead bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit'...

‘leave me be’   there is nothing worse than writing bullshit beside someone who wants to talk it. * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars. * 'dead bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collectio...

‘brush strokes’   you're such a fake  painting the perfect picture for others  you’re an abstract portrait at home. * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars. * 'dead bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit...

‘anakin’   train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose. still i clench her tight within my palms. shimmer of stars lighting the cluster of my nerves and she shines straight through. tell me, how can i release her, how in this universe can i ever move on? black hole within a turning heart, she pulls me deep. deeper. every ounce of strength lightyears from anything i gave before yet our...

what do we hear from the desperate person? are the words taken from context, or only that which we choose to hear or think we know…?   ‘empathy’   before you get angry please understand i couldn’t hold out anymore. * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. The large majority of my poetry handcrafted...

‘what we love will kill us’ (from ‘dead bird’)    i have trouble sitting inside myself.   you think i am quiet gazing out the window but i am pacing the perch.   i know the blue sky will eat me whole.   i just wonder  will it will break my neck first. * ‘DEAD BIRD’ NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON!  * #barflypoet #josephapinto © Joseph A. Pinto * Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted. The la...

‘neglecting the pet: an overview’  (from 'dead bird')     you swing my door open i won’t come out extend a hand i won’t budge you’ll feed me now to starve me later you’ll free me now to put me back away you think it’s okay you think i think i should feel blessed and you deflect my depression oh you’ve open walls  (at best) swing my door open i won’t come out extend a hand i won’t budge feed me now...