I Have A “Say” In This

~ Pre-First Date/Vague Explanation/Aftermath ~

by Paul Tristram / April 23rd, 2023

“… Hahaha, that was Fantastic.
You spat ‘In my Mind
a Clerk stamped the word
ABROGATION right across
your manipulating forehead
in big [Fuck Off] Red Letters
as you were busy slithering
your preposterous way over’
… and she looked like she’d
been Panned with a Shovel…
turned around and Retreated!”
I form no Dynasties…
I Pioneer [Create & Destroy]
… ‘Dextrous’ doesn’t just
roll off the tongue… it flows
[Mentally] lush as a stream,
becoming an Energy Channel
to skate your ‘Balance’ along.
You, laying half-naked…
in my old U.K. Subs ‘Warhead’
t-shirt… as I pull [Random]
Sentences out of the night sky
… is all the Recognition,
and Reward I shall be Needing.

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 23rd, 2023 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.