Poetry – Page 2 – Kevin Trent Boswell

Druthers

I’d rather my heart
Be repeatedly broken
Than allow my heart
To be turned into stone

I’d rather be alone
Than be with a liar
To be with a liar
Is to be truly alone

A Collage of Chimeras and Phantasms

by Kevin Trent Boswell available on Amazon

Now available on Amazon

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

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

A Collage of Chimeras and Phantasms by Kevin Trent Boswell — A Collage of Chimeras and Phantasms
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

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.