Harness The Trajectory

by Paul Tristram / October 23rd, 2016

There is power in the momentum
if you glide the curve
around dizzying corners.
Smashing through
‘Against The Grain’ obstacles,
one arse cheek at a time.
The dips and downs
are merely speed-builds
and ‘Sleeping Policemen’
ramps to take off from.
Needle through the roller coaster,
skate the slippery slide
without trepidation or stutter.
Using instinct as balance,
gamble as fuel
and an unnerving courage
as a central, travelling, compass point.
Backbone as a rudder,
ingenuity as sails.
Never stop to take down
any opposition
for that would only slow you down.
And you’ve got success and winning
to be getting on with, boyo.
So let go of the past
and every useless echo in it…
the glorious finishing line is approaching fast.

Paul Tristram is a widely published Welsh writer who deals in the Lowlife, Outsider, and Outlaw genres.  He wrote his first poem as a teenager following his release from the (Infamous) Borstal ‘HMP Portland’, and he has been creating Literary Terrorism ever since.  His novel ‘Crazy Like Emotion’ is available to purchase right here . Also his collection of shorter fiction Kicking Back Drunk ‘Round The Candletree Graves' is available to purchase at https://bookgoodies.com/a/B0DFMTSR4F Both books are published by Close To The Bone Publishing. Read other articles by Paul, or visit Paul's website.

This article was posted on Sunday, October 23rd, 2016 at 8:03am and is filed under Poetry.