Poking the Bear's Belly for Fun
trE L. LoadholtLearning how to live while navigating a world without my dog Jernee, and still remembering how to be my vibrant, Black, overanalytically-thinking, creative, bisexual self—in the South.
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linger long
Dindga McCannon, Pat is Pregnant, 1977. Courtesy of Fridman Gallery
you still linger...
hard to forget you,
but I want to.
hard to move on,
but I had to.
you are the dry rot
of towels, a smell that
remains regardless of...
Black Like Him
Photo by Collis via Pexels
His black skin . . .
God to
many.
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Originally published in The Junction via Medium on June 09, 2021.
Musical Selection:
Thanks for reading Poki...
Have I Been Fathered Well?
My parents. Senior Prom. My photo of their photo. 2026 ©Tremaine L. Loadholt
Teenage parenting couldn't have
been easy.
What were you thinking when I
came along?
Your first child—a girl, mirror image
of you in a tiny body...
Th...
A String of 6 Word Stories: What's Not Being Said
Lost At E Minor/Guy Denning, Pinterest.
You won’t matter
Until I don’t
We have people
Who’ll end you
Tell me —
Where’s
YOUR God now?
We dropped the
Ball —
Now, what?
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my heart is buried on hours of land
At Jernee’s Burial Site. Sunday, May 31, 2026. Photo Collage Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt
eight months later, you still
visit me as I’m visiting you, and
my world has shifted to
peacefulness in other forms.
you were my peace.
you...
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