Pia Banton

Joined January 2023

5 stories

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Poetry, occasional fiction. But always the poems. Over caffeinated, up all night.

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Now, Not Later
Hidden. That’s how I’ve been for a long time. I joined Vocal a year ago as a first step in emerging from the shadows - shadows of tragedy, shadows of doubt, and standing back in other people’s shadows saying to myself not now but later. This year I’ve flipped that to now, not later. I can no longer wait to get my writing out into the world. Now is the time to reach out, to connect, to find a community.
By Pia Banton2 years ago in Motivation
Flu Season
Winter is ruthless for loss. My friend, breathless, sick three weeks now in a city I’ve never been back to, fights for breath,
By Pia Banton2 years ago in Poets
Unable to Send
Dear Daddy, I wish you hadn’t lived by the sword or left me with the legacy of lying. I want to know why you went out
By Pia Banton3 years ago in Poets
Imperfect Hunger
Sally knew it was going to be a bad day when her first customer complimented her on her vocabulary. “I'll just leave you to peruse the lipsticks for a minute,” Sally said.
By Pia Banton3 years ago in Horror
Nocturne
Nocturne When your voice gets rough with sleep, I like it most. As if we are the last two people awake at the end of the world.
By Pia Banton3 years ago in Poets