The Showbear Family Circus

Author: Samantha Wright

  • Loveliest

    Loveliest

    O, my loveliest one, amidst a bankruptcy of souls, I see you as an invitation—   your torso is a delight and a metaphor, your feet are a message for future alms.   In the treachery of ideologues, I see you as a vital sign, a watermark of goodness.   In an erratic world, I…

  • Pulse

    Pulse

    How do we read stardust in fine print? How can we find silence within a constant chorus of speech and penitence?   I hear only the uncertainty of two a.m. I see only the life of a dauntless troubadour, searching through the shadows and singing in riddles.   You, the seeker of yes, a purveyor…

  • Split Apart

    Split Apart

    Ash shall mark my forehead; my lips shall feast upon stone— Lest fragments of breath fill me up; I’ll be cold and as dusty as bone. Let wine wet my forehead, let scales seal my eyes, let my hair be tangled in name— Let life bring me verses of hearts recognized; ignited twin spirits of…