Poemetry by T.A. Barnhart

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2023-8-28/29

i find many reasons
to beat the hell
out of myself.
i deserve them all,
every beating for. . . .
2023-8-25

it’s noisy as hell
here in my head
and the endless drone
of endless traffic
and the fan in the window. . . .
2023-7-25

kindness and
compassion and
all things
good and
worthy of. . . .
2023-6-6

Tolstoy also nailed it
for individuals.
my unhappiness
and just how
incredibly. . . .
2023-2-7

things that never were
do not matter to me,
not as much as i wish
the things there were
had never been.
2022-12-26

“Ouch, My Back Hurts,
and Other Complaints
Regarding the Human System”
will be the title
of my next book. . . .
2022-12-6

i’m human. . . .




2022-11-6

that’s the hard part about life:
you’re here in the moment
always & nowhere
but here in the moment
and what was. . . .
2022-9-19

self-reflection
isn’t the issue.
i’ve been looking
deep into my soul
my whole, sad life.
2022-9-15

my dream was boring
until Tobey Maguire walked in.
the basketball team
was happy to see him,
but my friend & i. . . .
2022-1-26

some lives are not to be mourned,
having been lived so well as to demand 
celebration & joy
even as we lose
their presence among us. . . .
2022-1-17

how sadly sad
that people
what ought
to know better
because i….
2022-1-13

at my age,
death is something
that grows
more & more likely
with each passing day.
2022-1-11

my upstairs neighbors
woke me at 5:30 am
by running their washing machine,
which is right over my room.
as i lay in bed….
2022-1-8

my body
is doing
all it can
to get me
to take seriously….
2022-1-6

life is precious.
short, easily ended,
awful at times
yet so amazing,
so wonderful….
2022-1-5

mornings, when i wake,
the first parts of my mind
to kick into gear,
and then try to kick my butt,
are the anxieties, doubts, fears….
2022-1-4

i just love it
when a plan
comes together.
an intention fulfilled
is a great feeling….
2022-1-3

everything everywhere
is spinning & circling:
galaxies
stars
planets….
2022-1-2

there is no magic
in this sad world
; my wishes
never come true.
i am forced….
2022-1-1

despite the parties and fireworks
and all the other foofaroo,
new years day
is just another morning
in another year….

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