Villainous Captivus

by Paul Tristram / July 2nd, 2023

“When I close my weary eyes
… I sense ‘brambles’
weaving throughout your
dark and twisted affection.
How come ‘kisses’ which
taste of ‘lies’ and ‘deceit’
… are far more ‘moreish’
than honest, sincere ones?
… because, I can take
or leave those little fuckers.
Where are you going
with that swagger and roar?
… get back in this bed,
and find ‘us’ interesting again.”

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, July 2nd, 2023 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.