Three Poems by Dan Holt

 

Palm Reader

 

She put out
her hand
and
I began tracing
the lines with my finger

 

I made up
some bullshit
about a long lifeline
and how
her fate line pointed
to positive events
in her future

 

I looked in her eyes
and could tell
she was all in
Lapping up
every word I said

 

When she left
she was filled
with hope and joy

 

Later
when I heard
she had been
hit by a bus
I thought
maybe I should have
used the crystal ball

 

I May Not Be the One

 

Lover
Friend
Partner
Confidante
Companion
Confessor

 

Poet
Songwriter
Singer
Musician
Painter
Creator

 

I may not
be the one

 

When The Writing Stops

 

Every day
Every
Fucking
Day

 

Staring
At a
Blank
Screen

 

Every day
Every
Fucking
Day

 

Still staring
Nothing
To say
Typing
Anyway

 

Every day
Every
Fucking
Day

 

This
Is when
The writing
Stops

 

Dan Holt is a singer/songwriter/recording artist, poet and fiction author from a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. He has produced 11 albums of original music along with various singles and eps. His work has been published widely in the online and print small press and he is the author of "Blank Canvas On Bloody Pavement" and "Motel" (both from Alien Buddha press and available on Amazon). He was a Pushcart Prize nominee in 2021.