Corona Poetry Live
TAKING OFF THE MASK By Fiona Goodwin
I didn’t know that ‘shutdown’ Meant open up I didn’t know that Putting on a mask Meant taking it off I didn’t know you’ld join…
Read MoreKISS ME by Irina Orza
Kiss my heavy eyes from so much crying, Only your kiss would be able To put out the evil fire that encompassed them, To fill…
Read MoreOUR LOVELY by Rosella Gómez
In silent dreams we walk alone, for we have been told, only on the phone Till someone once unknown said, hey there your not alone,…
Read MoreVARIATION ON THE WORD SLEEP by Margaret Atwood
I would like to watch you sleeping, which might not happen. I would like to watch you, sleeping. I would like to sleep with you,…
Read MoreIS THIS LIFE? by BEVERLY GRAHAM
Is this Life? Is this what it’s going to be like… God…for how long? I need a hug I need to be touched I need…
Read MoreTHE MASKS I WEAR by Bren Interlandi
During my Childhood I wore the “Everything is Perfect in Our Christian Family Home” Mask. In my Twenties I wore the “Let’s Marry a Man,…
Read MoreI COULD NEVER BE WITH A MAN by Anonymous
Every night before you dream, his footsteps come your way. CLose your eyes tight, sink down and he might go away. The door creaks open…
Read MoreLOCKDOWN IN BAJA by BeRn (c)2020
Will I ever be normal again locked down in my beautiful prison body stiff & brain mush overarching niggle telling me I’M NOT ENOUGH. Will…
Read MoreTOUCHED BY A DENTIST by Fiona Goodwin
I never enjoyed the dentist But today was comforting Being touched by a stranger In a mask. Wow! Corona really does Put in macro What…
Read MoreBE ONE by Rupert (Fiona’s younger brother)
(It is inspired by the person who quoted a line from ‘Imagine’ by John Lennon on the April 29 FB live) A dreamer who was…
Read MoreCORONA-KU by Bonnie Patterson
Corona-ku N95 mask Will it last ? .. or will the virus kick my @&$ ? We’re in this together Wash your hands The End…
Read MoreLOVE IN A PANDEMIC by Patricia Whittle
Love in a pandemic We met on line Loved her profile She loved mine We messaged we texted Then we called We arrange to meet…
Read MoreTHE NAUGHTY STEP By Fiona GOODWIN
The stapler pulled my paper together today So none of it will fly away I’m not sure what’s holding me together I’m in quarantine with…
Read MoreANNUNCIATION by Willow Aubrey
The angels won’t have it They say. Same sex love is a travesty A sin which God In His majesty Cannot tolerate. So watching angels…
Read MoreNEVER IN by Jacqueline Conroy
I never knew there was a word, a box to fit in, how absurd! I kissed the girls and fell in love, this feeling fitted…
Read MoreDONT QUIT by John Greenleaf Whittier Sent in by Natasha Dawn Lark-Rigby
When things go wrong as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low & the debts…
Read MoreCHURCH MOUSE by Jill Schoenemann
(describes the experience of many LGBTQI churchgoers) Oh the joys I have seen – Marriages, baptisms, seemingly happy people. People usually do not see me,…
Read MoreFOLLOW GODS PLAN by Rupert (Fiona’s younger brother)
A young monk who was weary of hessian Harboured dreams of becoming a thespian He said, ‘Brothers, if we can, We must follow God’s plan!…
Read MoreBLEACH WONT FIX THIS by Fiona Goodwin
You can never get white things white again Not really. I put my sneakers in the washing machine With bleach, (That’s after I took a…
Read MoreSOCIAL DISTANCING By Adrienne Parks
Too far away Too far Any distance, even a breath is too far. It is more than an offense to be without you. Across the…
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