G Lucas Kolthof : Writing

What I've Learned in the Past Three Months

What I've Learned in the Past Three Months

A Poem by G Lucas Kolthof


I’ve learned how to dismember my ligaments For those who need body parts, how to Digest vomit ..
Final Moments

Final Moments

A Poem by G Lucas Kolthof


Its another Saturday night and I’m supposed to contain earthquakeserupting from this broken field of heartbeats.But I can’t. These tremors..
Two Gentle Skulls

Two Gentle Skulls

A Poem by G Lucas Kolthof


There is a place where we can still be in love; merely two gentle skulls, as birds sing above.Underneath the oak tree where theliliesgrow, roots diggi..
"I am open palms of contradiction..."

"I am open palms of contradiction..."

A Poem by G Lucas Kolthof


I am open palms of contradiction.Even my mother trembled as she placed her arms around my heavy shoulders. Behind laugh lines singing crescendos of fa..
One Sided Pay Phone

One Sided Pay Phone

A Poem by G Lucas Kolthof


I called your phone today.Correction -- I tried calling you today.After the third ring,I hung up becauseadmitting I wantedto hear your voicewas much m..
Talking to Myself (Again)

Talking to Myself (Again)

A Poem by G Lucas Kolthof


One day I took off my glassesand opened up my eyes inside a sideof a universe I didn’t get to choose,I didn’t get to paint melancholy hues..
Conversation With My 14 Year Old Self

Conversation With My 14 Year Old Self

A Poem by G Lucas Kolthof


Take this hoodie, boy. I know you’re cold, I seegoosebumps swimming against the tide of yourcrossed arms becauseyou don’t know who I am.Yo..
They Asked Me to Write a Poem

They Asked Me to Write a Poem

A Poem by G Lucas Kolthof


They asked me to write a poem.For who? Nobody.All I remember is being tied in a chairand then condemned to their torture �" they are pouri..