Red Clay
written by: William Wright, Jr.
@loftydreams101
They treat his mind like an empty parcel
Planting fevered dreams
Their chemical blasts
Softly blossoming in the night
The weight of a mother’s verses
Of a father’s rusted proverbs
Till through his quiet reveries
To sow their former selves
He gives back the trusted psalms
Of their fast-fading past
The sprawling lore of their gods
He breathes their legends by heart
Words born again
Torn from the red clay
Rearranged in the depths
Beneath the rhythms of their shackles
William Wright, Jr. is an author who hails from Southeast San Diego and currently resides in Riverside, California. He is the son of two Navy veterans, Margo Wright and William Wright, Sr. He is also the youngest and the only boy among his two siblings, China Wright and Casaundra Camille Robinson, nee Wright. William has had the honor of being featured in various poetry anthologies and e-magazines. Many of his poems were published under the indie publishing houses: ‘Poets with Voices Strong’ and ‘Creative Talents Unleashed.’ Under the latter publication, he released two books of poetry. ‘The Slums of Nightfall’ in 2016 and ‘Rhythms of the Eternal Uprising’ in 2017. Today, William Wright is already hard at work on yet another collection, as well as a work of historical fiction.
Latest posts by William Wright (see all)
- A Small Slice of Eden - November 4, 2025
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- The Alluring Road - May 10, 2023
