A Cloudy, Perranporth Gripe

… performed via the medium of balloon-helium and pretend-serious faces…

Fucking ‘Dandelion Wishes’… eh, really?
Harsh Reality’s what you get
… and you’re lucky to be getting that!
‘Castles In The Air’, sunshine,
‘clout-round-the-lughole’s what you want.
‘Love’s become as hollow as a bass drum’
what does that even mean?
‘Tender’ tastes like marzipan shivers
(providing marzipan’s your favourite)
showing you childhood memory
photographs that no-one
was clever enough to actually take
… people don’t want you talking like that
… I said “Shut Up… Please!”
Snaking your left-arm like a conger eel
attacking… doesn’t explain anything?
I’ve had it up to here with your imagination
… it’s like a beautiful Explosion…
why would you describe a fickle ‘Feeling’
as kaleidoscope-esk in diameter?
“Jesus Christ, stop lifting up the hem
of Colours… or whatever you call it
… and a ‘Canoe’ is adaptable out of water
is no kind of answer, or argument, you fool!”

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.