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Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet
Hosted by Joseph Pinto · EN
poetry written from the inside of bars served raw and unedited from the moment crafted.
...drinkin' proofs and writin' truths...
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prophecies and promises
1w ago00:00:40Tap to summarizeit’s shameless book promotion time! i’ve already shared poetry from my collections ‘a distilled spirit’ and ‘scotch & scars.’ now we move along to my 3rd collection from 2021, ‘from my front steps.’ unlike the books preceding it, where my poetry was selected to make a collection, this was my first attempt at actually writing for a collection. it became a breakthrough of sorts for me. while covid-19 shut life down during the summer of 2020, i decided on a challenge: in only a few days and while sitting atop my front steps, i would write a small collection to whatever i was witnessing or feeling. what came through were the first tellings of my newfound spirituality, my trademark ruminations and a tale of unrequited love. ‘from my front steps’ is available on amazon. if you enjoy it, please indulge me the favor of a review. today’s selection is: ‘prophecies and promises’ my tarot spoke of a storm comingbut the weatherman didn’t warn meso i poured a bourbon and a beerand took to my front steps hopingto divine what the fine lines of my uni-ball pen conjuredwithin a one subject notebooklacking the muscle to supportthe entirety of my complexity something i have endured thru thisthe celtic cross spread of my lifewhile atop the horizon goliaths gatheredchurning in tease of prophecies and promisesi have waited for in unwavering faithtortured by sutured lips of spiritwhose grand notebook far dwarfsmy own.*#barflypoet#josephapinto© Joseph A. Pinto*'Dead Bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.*instagram at joseph_a_pinto*https://www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto *subscribe to the ‘Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet’ YouTube channel https://tinyurl.com/y2stm5ms
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where gone summer
May 2100:00:58Tap to summarizei am nothing but misplaced hope. ‘where gone summer’ firecracker mouth thinks it’s julythe heat, one syllabic meltand the bleat, bang bang misplaced hope in a waffle conecrumbled into a tree that diedrolled a joint i can’t smokefell out the window on east 54th now like a litterbug dropping christmas lightsjoy comes tangled and unpluggedbut sants loves me more than jesusone delivers one don’t snowman inflatables depreciate under eyesif mistletoe hung kiss me therei’m told i taste of sulfur and silenceconfession my feet never soaked summer’s saltholidays roll faster year by yearno fucks given wrapped ribbonly should i hear before the sleighmy roof’s collapsingunder weight adults sayis imaginary. *#barflypoet#josephapinto© Joseph A. Pinto*'Dead Bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.*instagram at joseph_a_pinto*https://www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto *subscribe to the ‘Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet’ YouTube channel https://tinyurl.com/y2stm5ms
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casino
May 1300:00:12Tap to summarizea winning hand. ‘casino 1:46 am’ i’ve drunk myselfinto an oblivionthe kind of whichthat spins the worldwhile you stumblestanding still. *#barflypoet#josephapinto© Joseph A. Pinto*'Dead Bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.*instagram at joseph_a_pinto*https://www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto *subscribe to the ‘Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet’ YouTube channel https://tinyurl.com/y2stm5ms
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when i get home
May 1100:00:35Tap to summarizeafter awhile you don’t feel the blows… ‘when i get home’ dreaming of uttered exclamationsjoyful breaths across my neck instead i hear your baptized insistencevolley from an old war echoing across the knoll.the chest no longer bloomsthough alive with booted movementsolemn unacceptabilities marching in a cadence led straight to slaughter;and in another breath like a lifetimei find beneath my lids an indefinable shame i’ve clutched for far too long.*#barflypoet#josephapinto© Joseph A. Pinto*'Dead Bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.*instagram at joseph_a_pinto*https://www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto *subscribe to the ‘Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet’ YouTube channel https://tinyurl.com/y2stm5ms
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the dubious monster
May 600:01:05Tap to summarizein need of an anchor, i found what sunk me… ‘the dubious monster’ a few points raised by the unhappy mistressas her blue eyes shoneso cerebral in their collapse:it’s a shameful ruin,the dubious monster,whose death escapes within its very arms. gently i reached into my pocketand between silence and dreamchose a purpled palm of light. so i see.returning the sameas you gave.a vast nothing. her tongue fixed on the faithful echoof what she wished to be,but wasn’t.circumstance is like a stream,carrying you awayinto a larger body, waiting.no expression betrayed us;we are who we are. there is something so degradingto be found in darknessbut like water, it cleanses.her hand like bleeding silkdismissed meand with considerable efforti pulled what remained of meback between my arms. *#barflypoet#josephapinto© Joseph A. Pinto*'Dead Bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.*instagram at joseph_a_pinto*https://www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto *subscribe to the ‘Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet’ YouTube channel https://tinyurl.com/y2stm5ms
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back off
May 400:00:07Tap to summarizego ahead. underestimate the quiet ones. ‘back off’ got a scotch in one hand. a bad attitude in the other. *#barflypoet#josephapinto© Joseph A. Pinto*'Dead Bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.*instagram at joseph_a_pinto*https://www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto *subscribe to the ‘Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet’ YouTube channel https://tinyurl.com/y2stm5ms
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worthy
Apr 2900:00:35Tap to summarizeall of me, nothing but shadow… ‘worthy’ my expression, nothing that isworthy of a beautiful breath;these days displeasure crosses meas most women i have loved,locked under the furrow of my broweyes each a shuttered house i live as a candle blown out—a statement to which no responsewill ever materialize,unfazed even by the splintered corkspoiling bottle,penciled figure awaiting color, a silent star from which hopeperpetually collapses.*#barflypoet#josephapinto© Joseph A. Pinto*'Dead Bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.*instagram at joseph_a_pinto*https://www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto *subscribe to the ‘Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet’ YouTube channel https://tinyurl.com/y2stm5ms
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unconditional coldness
Apr 2700:00:18Tap to summarizeyou claim it’s communication. i beg to differ. ‘unconditional coldness’ objections like leaves fallfrom mouths unconscious droughtspestilent assemblages of air,swirlingintention prohibited our feet gifting unconditional coldness. *#barflypoet#josephapinto© Joseph A. Pinto*'Dead Bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.*instagram at joseph_a_pinto*https://www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto *subscribe to the ‘Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet’ YouTube channel https://tinyurl.com/y2stm5ms
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taking
Apr 1600:00:26Tap to summarizei can’t take it anymore. ‘taking’ the drive is mundanethe scenery is mundane— he takes the trash pail from the drivewayshe takes mail from the boxthe dog takes a shit on the grassthe family takes the walk and takes the shit from the lawnhe takes time from the neighborshe takes heavy bags to the dooreveryone is taking somethingfrom everyone somewhere. you take it all in. *#barflypoet#josephapinto© Joseph A. Pinto*'Dead Bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.*instagram at joseph_a_pinto*https://www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto *subscribe to the ‘Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet’ YouTube channel https://tinyurl.com/y2stm5ms
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she walks
Apr 1300:00:26Tap to summarizesmooth. she’s so smooth… ‘she walks’ she walks with summer's swoon, breeze at her backregal considerations alwayson her tongue and you would certainly fall in line behind her, mesmerizedby the cadence of her stilettos alone;alone, she thinks.she rips the cigarette from her mouth and crushes it against the sidewalk, stained red from an unloved mouth. *#barflypoet#josephapinto© Joseph A. Pinto*'Dead Bird,' 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.*instagram at joseph_a_pinto*https://www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto *subscribe to the ‘Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet’ YouTube channel https://tinyurl.com/y2stm5ms
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