A Book That Can Not Be Read

A Book That Can Not Be Read
     by Vito del Valle

There is a book in the library
     that can not be read
A book filled with truth
     and sins of the past
A book so callous
     to be covered in lies
A book filled with stories
     of spilt blood and hate

There is a book at the bookstore
     that can not be bought
A book behind the counter
     and only by special order
A book about bombs
     the instructions are included
For a book, they'll card you
     you'll be put on a list

There is a book in the fire
     that can no longer be read
A book burning bright
     with the ideas it had
A book turned to ashes
     that blow in the wind
Now a book to remember
     and to share it's gift

Note: This poem was written last year, 5/23/22. It was my thoughts on hearing about books being banned in red states. I also thought about when, back in the nighties, I bought The Anarchist's Cookbook from Walden books. I had to special order it and they took my ID when I got it. 
I also posted this so I could test the formatting on the blog.

NaPoWriMo 2023

 The real reason I started up this blog again is because I wanted to participate in NaPoWriMo, it's like NaNoWriMo but for poetry. You write 30 poems in 30 days in April, which is National Poetry month. My New Year's resolution was to write everyday. I've been writing a poem a day since the beginning of the year and I've only skipped eight days or so. This NaPoWriMo challenge should be a breeze. Here's the link for more info: https://www.napowrimo.net/ It starts tomorrow, I'll be posting a poem a day with a note at the end about why I wrote it or what is was about. I write in the morning and I should post it sometime during the day.

-V

Fear of The Good Lord

 It's been years since I've used this blog but I figured it was time to use it again. I was into writing supernatural horror but I've moved on and my aspirations are now to be published as a poet. I've been writing a lot and was actually published last year in Boundless 2022 Anthology by Flowersong Press. I also submitted for 2023 and was accepted and that will be coming out next month. For now I wanted to post my poem published from last year. At the time writing it, I was influenced by the idea of decolonization and my thoughts on Catholicism and how it effected me as a child and an adult.

-V

 Well, I'm back. Haven't used this blog in forever, test post.