PATRICIA CARRAGON

INTENSE

Intense is the moth
stripped of the rainbow

Intense is the cat
lost in its kingdom

Intense is the rock
thrown by the mountain

Intense is the drop
bled by the ocean

Intense is the breeze
choked by its exhale

Intense is the spark
burnt by its kindle

Intense is the word
erased from pages

Intense is the room
devoid of silence

Intense is the hush
waiting to implode

Intense is the thought
living in exile.
 

Patricia's poetry can be found on Rogue Scholars on-line as well in the following poetry journals: Nomad's Choir, Erato, Medicinal Purposes, Stained Sheets and Mobius Magazine. Her first book, "Journey to the Center of My Mind," was recently published by Rogue Scholars Press.

She co-hosts and curates the Brownstone Poets in Brooklyn with Evie Ivy and is one of the hosts for the SOS ABC NO RIO Sunday Open Series on the Lower East Side.