Now available on Amazon
A Collage of Chimeras and Phantasms
by Kevin Trent Boswell available on Amazon
Tag: poems
topiary
you like to think of it as
fashioning, shaping,
trimming to fit
everything looks better
smaller
at least, that’s how
it seems to you,
because you are
small
always pruning, shaping,
lopping bits off
leaves of contentment
stems of security
roots of self-worth
the flowers of joy
you make it all tiny,
small enough to fit
in your dainty little
terrarium
or in your pocket
or your shoe
©2025 Kevin Trent Boswell
Now Available
A Collage of Chimeras and Phantasms, the 12th publication by Kevin Trent Boswell
A Collage of Chimeras and Phantasms is a
general collection of poems. The material veers wildly in several directions at once. You’ll find stream-of-consciousness pieces, romantic poems, works of heartbreak, dark scalpel slices that reside in the penumbra of horror, and avant-garde bits of absurdism. So, there’s no need to trouble yourself attempting to understand the methodology here—there is none.
216 pages
©️2025 Kevin Trent Boswell
by Kevin Trent Boswell
by Kevin Trent Boswell
Your Friend Is Not Your Friend
You’ve never decided
A thing for yourself
You don’t follow through
Or stick to the course
You’ve no self-esteem
You lack the discipline
Of a well-trained dog
Or a horse
You do nothing unless
Your friend says it’s cool
And you live by their
Useless suggestion
Your mirthless friend
Is a clueless shit,
But you still never think
To question
You could break away
And leave them behind
But you know they’d mock
And shame you
So, instead, you’re unhappy,
You imprison yourself
And you let them
Control and tame you
Your failures make
Your “friend” feel better
But you think it’s wise counsel
And affection
Their “guidance” is a curse,
Guides you into the ditch,
It keeps you lonely
And lacking connection
©2025 Kevin Trent Boswell
Coming Soon
On Saturday, I spent the entire day editing and submitting the manuscript for my new book.
I got it finished and turned in, then treated myself by eating too much pizza.
The author’s proof should be here in a day or two and I can proofread it. Then, it will go live and be available on Amazon.
slurpishly
radial beams
smile sears through
the morass of tedious
normalcy
similar to a sizzling steak
on the grill in the backyard
good feelings spray out
like the water from a
rotating yard sprinkler
hand me a straw
and let me sip
this sugary cocktail
of swirling girlish charm
easy to drink
drunk on the polarity
of what she is
and what I am not
©2025 Kevin Trent Boswell
Kevin Trent Boswell 