POETRY

POETRY

POETRY

let’s get into our feels.

Herein lies a collection of some of my work. Sad and/or moving musings on love, pain, trauma, beauty, family, life, etc.

Take a look around. Leave a comment if you feel so inclined.

All words ©Christopher Sofolo

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NIRVANA

you had the
a u d a c i t y
to walk in with
green hair
& a grin…

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NOT SORRY

Cranberry bedroom
a l l f o r y o u . . .

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quicksand

the wind in my hair on the drive to you
replaced by your fingers at night

( d e e p s i g h v o o d o o ) . . .

Christopher Sofolo 2/11/23 Christopher Sofolo 2/11/23

French Exit

Dirt-poor and Balbriggan born
Into the arms of a mother
No longer breathing…

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re:

a blue wave over me
sanctified
and pure…

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less than a dollar

i microdose sleep
like a pro
little sips
just the tip…

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MILONGA

The ice cube cracked when kissed by a tepid spirit in the glass…

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the utter grit of life

is this foundation
made of
salt or sand?…

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phylloxera

the dust never settles
it compounds and
pounds on my door…

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queered

hail mary,
full of space,
the cosmos is with thee…

Christopher Sofolo 1/8/23 Christopher Sofolo 1/8/23

plot of land

i saw a man
who held a garden
in his hand…

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V O I D

Every cell a living thing. Boundless ripples of autonomy. My cell is venom. Birthed to sting…

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taxidermy

our love was a gaff
a two-headed calf
suckling on the monotony…

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protection spell

It almost went unnoticed
The 10,000 stones you
Bouldered upon me…

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fifteen minutes

He stood at the window
Hoodie unzipped
& hair a mess
As the snow fell…

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Yuletide

seasons greetings
and estranged feelings…

Christopher Sofolo 12/21/22 Christopher Sofolo 12/21/22

depressy obsessy

a pebble cracking the mirror
skipping across the body
only to sink into
the core…

Christopher Sofolo 12/19/22 Christopher Sofolo 12/19/22

The Wrestle

A collaboration with fellow poet, Justin Ward

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The Groundskeeper, or Taking Flight

he called from the edge
of a cliff

“look to the stars”

a peach pit
or plum stem
in orbit…

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carrion

father,
bless me
and press me
into the dirt…