NEWS / EVENTS ABOUT PHLIP >>> POEMS & STORIES BOOKS & CDS C.V. CONTACT Friend me on FACEBOOK Contents Pin Prick 11 Pin Prick 16 Pin Prick 20 Pin Prick 29 Pin Prick 36 Pin Prick 44 Pin Prick 51 Pin Prick 59 Pin Prick 65 Pin Prick 76 Pin Prick 82 return to the top return to the top return to the top return to the top poems & stories Pin Pricks Pin Prick 1 By Phlip Arima As each illusion fades I know less than I thought and am more than I was. Pin Prick 11 By Phlip Arima Abandoned trousers in the street a young face at a window someone waves and ancient flag a glass of wine falls over. A line of cars run out of gas bets are placed on politicians dogs are freed from a kennel. A summer storm destroys a city soldiers put their helmets on debates are staged for television. Sticks of incense near an alter lose their scent to time. Pin Prick 16 By Phlip Arima Just inside your crystal ball I take off my clothes, close my eyes, know you wait for me to dance. I lift my feet, move my arms sway to dreams you’ve not imagined until your breath fogs the glass. Pin Prick 20 By Phlip Arima Exhaust smogs the window a light burns out, the screen-saver continues its silent routine. I pick up the phone, stare at the numbers, try to remember why. There’s a wall in the next room I’ve been meaning to paint, dishes in the kitchen that need to be replaced. I put the phone down, open the window, watch a small bird fly into traffic. Pin Prick 29 By Phlip Arima Snakes that constrict their prey do not bruise or break the bones of their victims. Organs are not crushed. Skin is never cut. Constrictors simply slowly steadily squeeze until the trapped cannot breathe. Celebrity interviews tell me everything I need to know. Pin Prick 36 By Phlip Arima I step out of bed stumble on a statistic fall through a commercial climb into a corn popper wait on hold. I eat petals from a flower once pressed in a book write a blog on the dirt between my toes become a commodity swallow a pill watch an ice cube melt in an ocean. When I go on-line I don't know what name to use. Pin Prick 44 By Phlip Arima I cannot reach the knife in my back despite the fact the fingerprints on the hilt are mine. Pin Prick 51 By Phlip Arima The tortoise was fully evolved before mankind existed. There are trees that have outlived civilizations. Just prior to the Second World War we split the atom. Pin Prick 59 By Phlip Arima The puppet cuts its strings spits at the audience continues the play exactly as written. Pin Prick 65 By Phlip Arima In the small bright room we spoke of politics and entertainment. As we spoke I stood and shaved while she sat and shit. Then we switched positions. Pin Prick 76 By Phlip Arima I wait for a break in the traffic my joints grow arthritic hair hides my face. The chocolate I swallow is constantly replaced. Pin Prick 82 By Phlip Arima The clown stares into my eyes decides he'll no longer cry. My laughter dies. It's raining black drops of perspiration from a dirty god. All content © 2024 Phlip Arima