CD Campbell : Writing

In Conclusion

In Conclusion

A Chapter by CD Campbell


In ConclusionPreoccupation without formSits loose then spoils inside my gut.It's just a hook meant for the worm;It's something dark to hide behindWhen..
Untitled #32

Untitled #32

A Chapter by CD Campbell


No knowing home across the river, Feet on a bridge under a pine green sea Connecting the elegy to an uncut bough. There are creatures ..
The Shale Pit

The Shale Pit

A Chapter by CD Campbell


The Shale PitMy brothers and I use to playin a deep dug shale pit one hillover. We'd hike above the rise,spy the dragons oily slick nestbelow and slid..
Your Black Dress

Your Black Dress

A Chapter by CD Campbell


Your Black DressI do not find myself in mourning.The lilies will wilt as they willwhen confronted with winter.The stars have aligned to no avail;their..
An Alley of Forests

An Alley of Forests

A Chapter by CD Campbell


An Alley of Forests My blood: A styxian ribbon. My voice: A beheaded Orpheus. My heart travels to back alleys, combines ..
It's Easy

It's Easy

A Chapter by CD Campbell


It's EasyIt is easy to place one footonto the trail; avoid the firstrock, the first root, keep the nose heldhigh and breathe deep the descendingclouds..
Escape

Escape

A Chapter by CD Campbell


Escape A mountain of glass betrays you, insists its mercury into your veins, trickles from fingertips Sitt..
Dark Thoughts on the Machinations of Structure

Dark Thoughts on the Machinations of Structure

A Chapter by CD Campbell


Dark Thoughts on the Machinations of StructureI can no longer believe in the godless religion of astounding words,Nor in the physics of those mun..
 A Wandering Devotion

A Wandering Devotion

A Chapter by CD Campbell


A Wandering DevotionWhere is he if not in my heart, my blood,In the sodden steps of the tired old buckStumbling through the grass and the bramble,Bugl..
Dinner Date, November 8th 2005

Dinner Date, November 8th 2005

A Chapter by CD Campbell


Dinner Date Nov. 8th, 2005I cannot help but want to lickthe curling corner of your lip,absorb the dark red drop of winebefore it falls and make it min..