andrewbltye : Writing

After Camino Real

After Camino Real

A Poem by andrewbltye


Her mask is made of wet papier-mâché, and every day she laughs at us, her half-dead people: ..
And Marches in Shame

And Marches in Shame

A Poem by andrewbltye


So here comes the knocking at my door again. I wonder if I can ask for a little respite, how it woul..
The Galaxy Diner

The Galaxy Diner

A Poem by andrewbltye


The diner stands a hundred yards away, a graveyard decked in vinyl, red and gold. Though now it squats, amas..
Orchard

Orchard

A Poem by andrewbltye


for Layla Ghandour As red and round as hot glass but sweeter than menthe leaves and cinnamon, swe..
How Shadows Grow

How Shadows Grow

A Poem by andrewbltye


This is how shadows grow, with the sunlight through the window, layered across the mint green carpet i..
In Harmony

In Harmony

A Poem by andrewbltye


A flaw in the record has immortalized a nine second strain of Benny Goodman, swingtime jazz. The ..
The King of Dead-Wood

The King of Dead-Wood

A Poem by andrewbltye


This is how the joke begins: your father lies dead on an operating table. The nurses and the doctors..
A Moon Sickness

A Moon Sickness

A Poem by andrewbltye


And the day becomes chimerical �" dusk arrives with the snap of a guitar string, the quick sti..