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

HUSH
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HUSH

Autumn leaves burning
In the backyard…

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Jesse
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Jesse

I’m sorry I was late
But you waited patiently
Then stood tall
In your black leather jacket…

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Deer Camp
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Deer Camp

This cabin smells damp
Tucked away in the timber
Backroaded
Secluded…

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cedendo vinces
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cedendo vinces

I stood over the sink
Scrubbing our negroni glasses
Wishing the ginger-scented soap
Would wash away the cancer
Because the chemo didn’t work…

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LIME CRIME
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LIME CRIME

Same serpent
New skin
She hisses
A fantasy
As she slithers in…

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DIESEL
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DIESEL

Oh Zion
Call me home
To the shores
Of carcasses…

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Victor(y)
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Victor(y)

I breeze into the bar alone
Order a drink then
Waltz on my own…

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Riverbank
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Riverbank

The soft velour
Of a Grand Detour…

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LLADRÓ
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LLADRÓ

I’m twelve
and you’re in
the living room
gasping…

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Kentucky
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Kentucky

The radio screeched
With impending doom
So we grabbed what we could
And bolted out of the room…

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CRESTFALLEN
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CRESTFALLEN

Death called your name, you said
Not from the periphery
But right here
Right now
And it requires bloodshed…

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Hedonism Prism
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Hedonism Prism

We met in kindergarten
Miss Wolfe’s class
Into an ear I whisper
A shy boy’s bargain…

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CERULEAN
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CERULEAN

You were a cerulean boy with ocean eyes
A heart as complicated as the tides are high…

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I Care About My Body
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I Care About My Body

A man I once loved told me he wished I
“cared more about my body”
But I do care…

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An Open Letter
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An Open Letter

Oh mama I tried my best
Danced across the lawn
Oh mama I was not blessed…

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View fullsize QUEER AS IN FREE PALESTINE /// *About the design ( by @jersey.noah ): Aligning with the belief that Palestine liberation is a queer and feminist issue, this design features the downward-pointing red triangle that has become a symbol of Palestinian re
View fullsize THIS IS NOT A POEM /// written by christopher sofolo . . . FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 . . . #poetry #writer #palestine #gaza #freepalestine #alleyesonrafah #istandwithpalestine
View fullsize WEEDS ALONG THE ROAD /// written by christopher sofolo . . . Inspired by the prompt “how shadow can be soft” by @kiki_poetry . . . #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #queer #writer #queerpoet #melancholy #sad #nostalgia
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View fullsize SEI LA MIA VITA /// written by christopher sofolo . . . My first true love broke my heart TEN years ago. Time is a motherfucker (as is love). . . “you are my life” 🥀 . . #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #queer #writer #queerpoet #
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View fullsize BLANKET /// written by christopher sofolo . . . #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #queer #writer #queerpoet #melancholy
View fullsize SATURDAY /// written by christopher sofolo . . . 🎶 “Old summer rain Some lefts, some rights So strange In the porch light Handprint on a windowpane Like white teeth to a red wine stain Some left, but the right ones stay A good end to a Saturda
View fullsize ADIEU /// written by christopher sofolo . . . “Hey Google, what’s the difference between adieu and au revoir?”…*chime*…”Adieu is used when you are leaving someone for a long long time and if you are unsure when y
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View fullsize KING OF CUPS /// written by christopher sofolo . . . #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #queer #writer #queerpoet
View fullsize GLUE ME /// written by christopher sofolo . . . 🦝 some thoughts on aging, or the passing of time, or our fragile flesh suits, or depression, or whatever you need it to mean… . . . #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #queer #writer #queerpo
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View fullsize FAULTY PROGRAMMING /// written by christopher sofolo . . . #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #queer #writer #queerpoet #amurderattheendoftheworld #amateotw
View fullsize JOHN DOE, A DEER WITH A RED NOSE GLEAMING /// written by christopher sofolo . . . Inspired by Kiki’s daily prompt series <FRANK’S FRAGMENTS> /// using the following fragment from Frank O’Hara’s “Music” (Lunch
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View fullsize FREE AT DAWN /// written by christopher sofolo . . . Inspired by the prompt “you know every story, every wound, every memory” by @lrsterlingpoetry . . . #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #queer #writer #queerpoet #lrsterlingprompts
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