Ben Taylor : Writing

Sorry To Bother You

Sorry To Bother You

A Poem by Ben Taylor


I am writing you toapologize, to acknowledgethe pain I caused you.A stupid boytrying frantically to avoidthe difficult thoughts,the desperate decision..
Wet Concrete

Wet Concrete

A Poem by Ben Taylor


iridescent oils play in gutter puddlesand parking lot ponds,fracturing and reflectingthe gaze of surrounding street lamps.a concrete desert,refusing t..
I Am Listening

I Am Listening

A Poem by Ben Taylor


the sun fades to nothingabove our private canopy,until I can barely see youin the gloom -despite there being onehammock for us both.as the embers crin..
Bird's Eye View

Bird's Eye View

A Poem by Ben Taylor


The great city below is a glittering crescent,wrapped around a bay of cobalt sea,water gleaming harshly in the heavy noonday sun.Sails bulge and rippl..
Sept. 11 (Bionicle)

Sept. 11 (Bionicle)

A Poem by Ben Taylor


school ends early,parents are called.1st grade, Mrs. Muellerlooks nervous.I'm sent homewith parents,given a toy(the red and yellowbionicle frommcdonal..
Recycle

Recycle

A Poem by Ben Taylor


you gave me cardboardand I trusted it like stone.my foundation,the first things I learned -the cornerstones of myliteral personality.I had to build on..
CFS

CFS

A Poem by Ben Taylor


I ama rusty barrel.Filled to the brimwith guilt, themurky, unresolvedreligious self-hatredthat oxidizes my edgesand weakens my abilityto love.I am a d..
Salem

Salem

A Poem by Ben Taylor


the sun felt somehowmore substantialthe thick puffball-pilesof a fierce summerthe great boats of cumulousdriven by whiplash windsas they sailed I woul..
Growth Rings

Growth Rings

A Poem by Ben Taylor


Words to use: discovery zero observe tie knowledge
A Waiting Game

A Waiting Game

A Poem by Ben Taylor


an endless sea of taupe nothingness,expansive and featureless,laps at my edges and rots away my frame.with the seasons, I expand, contract,crumble, an..