A Letter to Stop the Story from even Beginning (penned by Gwyneth for Robert)

But your mind’s ugly, and I don’t want to Valentine with you

You would just elbow your way
into my Creative Afternoons,
leaving them Unproductive,
Colourless, and positively Ghastly.

As for my Mornings…
my Precious Peacefulness
(Which I need to be a
Balanced, Sensible Human Being)
would Dissipate…
and to fill the HOLE
left in your wake,
I’d have to sit and listen
to fragmented
trivialities and inanities.

(Paragraph/Stanza break to… ‘Sigh’)

Whilst, you scratch like a ‘Man’,
dip the buttered knife
into my neat, little marmalade jar,
and ready Yourself
for the rest of ‘Your’ day

(Pause, to Control and Self-Centre)

… after ‘Mine’ has already been
absolutely bloody-butchered
by your ‘The-Whole-World-
Revolves-Around-You’ presence.

After giving it (out of Respect)
substantial thought and meditation,
it’s both a ‘Ta Very Much’
but (Unchangeably) ‘No, Thank You’.

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’ published by Close To The Bone Publishing is available to purchase right here Read other articles by Paul, or visit Paul's website.