Swapping Boughs

by Paul Tristram / October 8th, 2017

Jumping straight from one bad lover to the next,
surface attraction only, a means to an end,
no thought of suitability or compatibility.
Never been ‘Single’ for more than a few days at a time…
yet, has always felt alone and lonely.
Traded ‘Alcohol’ in for ‘Drugs’, then back again,
before settling for both at the very same time.
Never looks at, nor fixes, the ‘Problem’
(and she has quite a few of those)
only medicates and temporarily Band-Aid’s the results.
‘Short-cuts’ are all that are known,
destinations and objectives whimsical and fleeting.
Caught a bus to the seaside, ten years ago,
for some special ‘Alone Time’ to think things through.
Said that it was the most horrible experience of her life…
for she was stuck, in a picturesque ‘Nowhere’
for three torturous hours, with absolutely no one but Herself.

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 8th, 2017 at 8:03am and is filed under Poetry.