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Brian W Taylor
Member since July 25, 2022
Member for 3 years, 10 months
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Tar Baby
Black hair hangs below the floor
Shadow bangs hide open window eyes
Nothing is seen that is not supposed to be
Her whole world is a disguise
She's wrapped in magic carpet dreams leaving all to the imagination
To wonder what she is made of or if she has any limitations
She walks alone at night with her hair over her eyes
To keep those drawn to her from being terrified
She only seeks the lost
The broken are her mission
She turns the truth on them and offers her redemption
Flipping her black hair back reveals blazing eyes of bronze
They cut a person deep inside with a wisdom never wrong
She draws from the wounded and paints just what she sees
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Her tiny poems are filled with a naked honesty
To have her capture you in a form of art
Is to be on display starting with the heart
She brings the demons forward from the dirty dingy cracks
They are powerless to be revealed and there is no going back
It leaves a void beside the soul that she fills with an empty remedy
She leaves numb where pain persisted
A never ending melody
Brian W Taylor’s timeline
- July 2023
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25 TueAnniversary
One year of membership
- July 2022
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29 FriReceived a critique
on Tar Baby from @Ray Whitaker
"Interesting piece here, I liked your use of imagery, and allusion. One question, tho... why did you skip a line in between every written line? I would suggest taking the overuse of white space and making stanzas out of…" -
28 ThuReceived a critique
on Tar Baby from @Candlewitch
"I loved the poem, it was brilliantly conceived and presented. I admired the air of mystery that was the thread of cohesion to the end. I had this notion in my head, that she is deceased... there is such an ethereal elem…" -
28 ThuNew follower
@Candlewitch
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25 MonReceived a critique
on Tar Baby from @RoseBlack
"I look forward to sharing more poetry! My inbox is always open if you ever wanna chat" -
25 Mon
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25 MonReceived a critique
on Tar Baby from @whoswordsarentthey
"I love neopoet! I've been on here for a little over a year! Keep up the good writing!! looking forward to reading more!" -
25 MonReceived a critique
on Tar Baby from @RoseBlack
"Your poem really holds the reader's attention and delves into the depths of your subject's soul. Well done! We have similar taste in music! Excellent choice for influences. :) I look forward to reading more of your work…" -
25 MonNew follower
@RoseBlack
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25 MonCritiqued
"Embers (repost) revised" by @Candlewitch
"HI! I am new here. I need friends:) I really like this. It is the kind of writing that instantly invokes an image in my mind, in this case the tiny ember of course. Keep smouldering until you are on fire!" -
25 MonCritiqued
"Specters at Violet Dusk" by @Rosewood Apothecary
"I love space imagery and your use of it to explain attraction is quite good. I want more. Hahaha! I have some 'space' stuff too by the way. Cheers!" -
25 MonCritiqued
"Blacked Out... " by @Geezer
"I can see I have been left in good hands. Wow such fantastic word play. A true strength for you." -
25 MonCritiqued
"Her." by @whoswordsarentthey
"Thanks for sharing. I like the way you mingle the small pleasure into your obvious pain here. That is true to life. There is sweetness in goodbyes and non reciprocated love. I can certainly relate to some of this. I wil…" -
25 MonFirst critique offered
on "Her." by @whoswordsarentthey
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25 MonReceived a critique
on Tar Baby from @Rosewood Apothecary
"I’ve not commented on any of your poems yet. I can’t make any suggestions that would improve the poem. I agree with Geezer the ethereal quality is thick and it’s something I use a lot in my writing. It makes me think ab…" -
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25 MonFirst publication
Tar Baby
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25 MonJoined Neopoet
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First poem published 1 days later.
About Me
About me
I was lucky to be born in Canada and to have a wonderful life here that I do not appreciate nearly enough day to day. I write things from personal experience mostly and my style ( I believe) is quite contemporary.
Location: Canada, NB
Favorite Poets
I developed a love of poetry from my love of music in the late 90's
Bands like Tool
NIN and Nirvana helped shape my style and subject matter. I do not know a great deal of traditional poets or poetry but I am keen to read more so please don't hesitate to share something from your own work or something that inspired you.
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