- "I have rented the blood of the thief and counted the gift of teeth and tight gums brewing grit and haughty, bawdy songs, and I submit that I have paid" Bates is killing it over in poemland. #blueskypoetry #poetsky
- I think you know the type, the persona. You've seen the comment. But what it would take to explain to someone short-sighted what they cannot see is too much. And you let em go. You're too tired. Today's poem: 'Closet Altruist' tinyurl.com/yhphd4c6 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity #altruism #poems