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Poems by The Slant, by newest first

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  • sympathy
    even if i drank
    from your river of tears, they'd
    by The Slant 3 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 19 9:07 AM
  • constipation blues: a haiku
    three cigarettes and
    a pot of coffee later,
    by The Slant 3 lines, 4 comments, on Nov 15 6:27 PM
  • genesis
    my shoulder pinned
    under your chin,
    by The Slant 9 lines, 3 comments, on Oct 22 12:00 AM
  • speechless
    i've tried to find substitutes for you
    sitting close not together
    by The Slant 23 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 25 10:22 PM
  • waning
    he welcomes her
    like the prodigal sunshine
    by The Slant 5 lines, 3 comments, on Aug 25 10:10 PM
  • lip reading
    It's not that I detect love
    on your breath when you blow my
    by The Slant 9 lines, 3 comments, on Aug 23 3:59 AM
  • gradient
    your hair blends into my pillowcase
    creating a seamless frame for your face
    by The Slant 3 lines, 7 comments, on Jul 24 1:40 PM
  • binge thinking
    my brain keeps downing thoughts,
    never ceasing to notice the trivial twitches of your eyebrows
    by The Slant 6 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 19 12:41 AM
  • I May Be A Joke
    I want to be significant.
    The constellations and crowds rustle a whisper,
    by The Slant 4 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 28 10:19 AM
  • autobiography
    in biographies, there aren’t often symbols
    or crashing cymbals
    by The Slant 10 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 15 9:57 AM
  • Swollen
    when no amount of junk food or jazz fills
    my chest cavity,
    by The Slant 8 lines, 12 comments, on Feb 27 11:57 PM
  • the sun's art
    i pointed at a freckle
    an inch away from his left nipple
    by The Slant 14 lines, 9 comments, on Oct 20 11:10 AM 2008
  • Lofted
    my loft feels really unstable when i climb up into and it tries to wriggle free of its corner and buck me off like a mechanical bull but the feet grip the earth like they always do because the earth is always spinning and mak
    by The Slant 0 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 20 11:08 AM 2008. In life, personal
  • Life Lines
    when we hold hands and
    squeeze really tightly I can
    by The Slant 2 lines, 6 comments, on Sep 9 6:54 PM 2008
  • Bridges
    all the bridges are vacant
    because nobody says hello
    by The Slant 18 lines, 4 comments, on Sep 4 8:54 AM 2008. In angst, dark, thoughts
  • Miles
    If I had enough time
    I would spend a day
    by The Slant 18 lines, 16 comments, on Aug 13 9:33 AM 2008. In sad, personal, thoughts
  • I Can't Pack You
    i'm going to miss our irrational bickering like when you hit my face
    by The Slant 20 lines, 14 comments, on Jun 7 2:03 AM 2008
  • It Seems
    it is scary that a single day without speaking with you
    by The Slant 18 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 7 1:51 AM 2008
  • Bifocal
    while driving on rainy nights i cannot keep my eyes on the street
    by The Slant 18 lines, 10 comments, on Jun 7 1:38 AM 2008
  • Shaved
    I am devastated
    that you stood in opposition
    by The Slant 15 lines, 5 comments, on Jun 7 1:14 AM 2008
  • Swallow
    I want to chug your words
    so I don't have to breathe
    by The Slant 12 lines, 5 comments, on Jun 7 1:11 AM 2008
  • Makeup
    i need to wear more eyeliner
    so i look edgier
    by The Slant 11 lines, 15 comments, on May 6 10:15 PM 2008
  • Everybody Else Cried When Beth Nimmo Spoke
    i'm not a robot
    i just don't exploit emotion
    by The Slant 26 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 16 6:58 PM 2008
  • It's Not My Fault
    1. crosswalk we whisper poetry with our eyes
    by The Slant 44 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 16 6:55 PM 2008
  • Better Posture
    i try to think of encouraging analogies
    like "you hooked me like a fish
    by The Slant 26 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 1 10:35 PM 2008
  • Crumpled
    I can’t fly, draw, time travel, Form reality from dreams
    by The Slant 19 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 12 10:12 PM 2008
  • Emotional Hypochondriac
    i have this syndrome
    where i often find myself smitten
    by The Slant 16 lines, 7 comments, on Mar 9 6:14 PM 2008
  • Carousel of Youth
    i'm riding one what feels like immortality.
    i know this isn't the real world
    by The Slant 11 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 2 3:31 PM 2008
  • Explosive
    you blew me off of my feet. in a painfully, unexpectedly literal way,
    by The Slant 4 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 20 10:39 PM 2008
  • Oh Well Oh Well Oh Well
    the prickles of a sleeping limb
    shatter my feelings into miniscule splinters
    by The Slant 16 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 20 10:35 PM 2008. In sad, thoughts
  • you fade out
    imagine some quietly tripping bass solo. *buh dum ba dum dum dummmm*
    put on a beret, preferably black
and
    by The Slant 24 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 12 11:23 PM 2008. In sad, personal, thoughts, love
  • I Can't
    I’m sorry I don’t answer my phone sometimes I can’t hear it
    by The Slant 29 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 3 9:11 PM 2008. In Contemporary, Sad, Life, Thoughts
  • A Silence Dilemma
    i eat my meals in alphabetical order change my hair when i want to change
    by The Slant 48 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 3 10:15 PM 2007. In sad, love
  • missing
    i thought of you
    too often
    by The Slant 14 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 22 2:05 AM 2007
  • The Benefits of Having a Garden
    but i can't address my problems
    when i don't have your address
    by The Slant 41 lines, 7 comments, on Sep 18 11:39 PM 2007. In life, love, personal
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