anartao : Writing

Deaths poem

Deaths poem

A Poem by anartao


You speak my name in whispers, and act as though i don't exist,yet no-one will miss my embrace, and not one face is left un-kissedI'm the face of a ne..
Birds of lead

Birds of lead

A Poem by anartao


The small group walks the blasted street
,a white shirt flutters high
 Women speak in voices hushed,
 in hand a ..
The autumn of myself

The autumn of myself

A Poem by anartao


Discard this dusty ego,
 like an overcoat in the sun
 No more for false desires
 will this grey matter motor run
..
A tale of pages

A tale of pages

A Poem by anartao


A cover that's so fancy,ornately gilded and bejewelledYet your pages are mostly emptyand it seems your ink has pooledRecycling well known imagesin a c..
A stranger on the road

A stranger on the road

A Poem by anartao


I met a man upon my travels, at twilight as the day unravels A man unkempt with dreaded hair in faded clothes, andfeetso bare And a..
Let go to the deep

Let go to the deep

A Poem by anartao


Is it fear of deeper water that see’s us frolic in the shallows, on that sea that stretches from a minds shoreline ? Do we fear we&rsq..
The golden state

The golden state

A Poem by anartao


Democracy's just a word when profit margins are on the lineArbenz learnt the lesson of the corporates grand designTorrijos and Roldos fought, and came..
Learn to dream

Learn to dream

A Poem by anartao


Forget your man made borders, shifting lines drawn in the sand Too often turned to trenches dug byjewelled flag waving hands Too often used as pris..
Santa Muerte

Santa Muerte

A Poem by anartao


Our Lady of the shadows Holy Mother of the bone Mistress of the gallows Keeper of our final home Our companion on that final road,a guide through ..
Eddie Gilbert

Eddie Gilbert

A Poem by anartao


Eddie was an amazingly talented fast bowler who once bowled Donald Bradman out for a duck.Eddie was also an aboriginal, and has been forgotten from th..