Figuratively Speaking… “Stop My Head… I Want To Get Off!”

by Paul Tristram / April 16th, 2023

… Blacking-Out the… ‘Hippocampus’,
Taught me how to Open ‘Doors’
and led me along [Strange] Corridors
… where I would need to Learn
to swap ‘Fear’ for ‘Curiosity’ inside
the dark, depths of the ‘Amygdala’.
“Husssh” resembles rubbing feathers
… yet, is actually the [Inner]
Sensation of ‘Falling’… or,
‘Detaching’ one part of the ‘Self’…
“Catch me if you can… Slowcoach!”
Hearing someone ‘Talk About You’
… whilst, they are unaware
that you are close-by listening…
is a ‘Dimension Shift’, after a fashion
… and, this can be manipulated
to P-u-s-h into a form of ‘BeNDing’…
‘Energy’ is a Fuel… Never a Prisoner!
My Parents were Vehicles [Only]
… I ‘Shape’ myself with the Hammer
that awaits at each [New] Year-Ending.
Born around the middle of the day
of the [Pagan] Midsummer’s Eve
… I started kicking-my-way through
as the Witching Hour… creaked Ajar.
I Refuse to stay ‘Condensed’…
I will Not ‘Settle’ into the ‘Mundane’
… I am here to ‘Develop’ [Further]
not ‘Stagnate’ in amongst ‘Those’
who don’t even Understand the Journey…

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, April 16th, 2023 at 8:03am and is filed under Poetry.