About Bartholomew Barker
Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, a collection of poets in the Triangle region of North Carolina where he has hosted a monthly feedback workshop for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he lives and writes poetry.
Walk with Me
Walk
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Walk
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Walk
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Walk with me
through the night
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Walk with me
let’s make it right
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Walk with me
talk about our sight
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Walk with me
through the day
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Walk with me
even if there’s nothing to say
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Walk with me
through the tears
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Walk with me
through the fears
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WALK WITH ME!
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WALK WITH ME!
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WALK!
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WITH!
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ME!
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Through the night
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Through the fright
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Out of sight
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With all your might
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Hold my hand
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Walk with me
through the night
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Walk with me
out of sight
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Walk with me
*Written while listening to “Farewell to Stromness”
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Posted by Chico’s Mom | July 29, 2024, 11:24 AMLovely! Excellent use of repetition. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | July 29, 2024, 7:41 PMThank you
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Posted by Chico’s Mom | July 29, 2024, 8:55 PMhttps://medium.com/@nolchafox_14571/a-little-interlude-e7e840c86c14?sk=561a4251c67640ae010d24f135cf0d84
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Posted by crazy4yarn2 | July 29, 2024, 12:52 PMVery romantic. Nicely done!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | July 29, 2024, 7:43 PMThank you! I enjoyed the music – great prompt!
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