Coffee Shop Sessions

Author: kimraypoet

  • The Arrival

    the approval has been granted, the lift of the travel ban, the ticket longed for is now in hand three days scheduled in glorious summer heat with a lover’s heart in waiting greeted at the airport a loving embrace and staring deep into each other’s face before a long evening at an outdoor cafe between…

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  • It’s All Okay [with audio]

    It was close to the time we arranged to meet here on our favorite park bench, the one that overlooked the town green. I sat with a view of passersby, taking a glance at my watch every once in a while. It was any moment now, the ripping away, the bandage stripping off. We didn’t…

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  • Dithering Heights [with audio]

    Perched high above where no one can see, he scans the scenes below wondering what all the raucous is about. Escaping his aerie for a quick bite or a neighborly ‘Hello’, thousands march past him. Chants, names echo Cries call out through the streets. He pauses, ‘It must have been someone they know. Do I…

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  • dysphoria

    the way you say the things you don’t carefully crafted to disguise parts of you in other realms, it’s an alarming surprise the way you reveal your true self to me leaves me empty reduced to mysterious needs i look away and say, ‘can’t we just talk poetry?’

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  • this is not my own

    rip out my insides, pull out the intestines from the gut punches bruised, the heart that heaves and beats rapidly for thee, the mind that overthinks and runs ceaselessly over everything, pull it all out, it does nothing for me, it only runs for you. my hands were made to hold only you my arms…

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  • Taco Dream Date

    Originally published in The Daily Drunk: https://thedailydrunk.com/f/taco-dream-date gooey melted cheese over warm ground beef, cool crispy lettuce and fresh juicy tomatoes wrapped up in a flour tortilla blankets the ingredients of my hunger pained dreams grab the deliciousness and sit with me my taco loving friend while I grab the wine and two solo cups…

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  • One More Moondance, My Love

    Originally published in Clay Literary’s RAVEN: https://www.clayliterary.com/post/raven-issue-eight-09-06-2020 A cool October evening presented itself in front of us, the full moon in the sky hovered above, and the tension between us lent itself to lyrics that resonated to every following Autumn. ‘Can I just have one more Moondance with you, my love?’ you sang as we…

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  • in your flood

    one step out the doorone step forwardone step closerto the flood one step backwardsone step in reverseone step awayfrom drowning a punch to the gutand tears streaming,more than the smilesmore than the ‘i love you’s and how many more years like thishow much can i take like this i agreed to ever afterbut this now,…

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  • Moving Forward

    Originally published in Teen Belle Magazine at https://teenbellemag.wixsite.com/tbmag/post/moving-forward-by-kimberly-ray Treading forward, wind pushing against my back Finding a grip in the blowing sand Gust ripping and I’m alone again Ruminating about the sunset What I’ll see if I continue moving Head down, pushing against the wind Marching forward, finding where I’ll begin I will get my…

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  • Virtual Readings

    During the Covid-19 lockdown, poets participated in virtual readings to share their work and connect with other writers. My work is featured in the following recordings below from 2020 to 2021: Sponsor Date Poem(s) Read Bards Virtual Poetry Reading March 20, 2020 The Basis of My Character(s) Spilled Ink Virtual Poetry Reading April 24, 2020…

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