Chris L. Parton : Writing

In the Beginning/the End

In the Beginning/the End

A Poem by Chris L. Parton


You are my churchI, the beast in the tall grass - watching, lost, searchingPerhaps I am a hunter-cat, or a houndPerhaps your stars light up and shine ..
Steal Zero

Steal Zero

A Poem by Chris L. Parton


On lists we resideQuiet and burning men watch usThe two of us, one-hundred of us. All of us."We know where you work and what you had for supper. We kn..
placid.glass.assignment

placid.glass.assignment

A Poem by Chris L. Parton


Titan's glass spires call to you as a soon to be ex-lover may offer you one final kiss goodbyeTitan's spent lakes and vapor-villagers march through th..
Birth Farmers

Birth Farmers

A Poem by Chris L. Parton


CirclesStar in flight from mother/father/homeTerrible flightTerrible broken thingsMade to be repaired and brought to a smileMay I kiss youMay I hold y..
SOUTHERNER

SOUTHERNER

A Poem by Chris L. Parton


Enclosed is a letter to my best girlI have taken far too much time in getting word to herThe Earth shookAnd I fledThe inquisitors and the cardinals ca..