Gunner’s ‘Luck’ Mileage [Fuck The Drummer He’s Replaceable]

by Paul Tristram / August 20th, 2023

I Endured ‘48 Hours’
in a room… bare
… apart from
an ashtray, lighter
[to wind-me-up],
lamp, and stereo
… which I only
allowed myself
to listen to
‘War Drumming’ on
… through BLAST
-ING headphones.
I was High on Speed
… whilst…
simultaneously
Withdrawing
from both
Alcohol & Tobacco.
I pissed [seldom]
in a corner bucket
… needing not to
defecate, being
Anorexic for
a month previous.
Pushing ‘Good’
thoughts
immediately
out of my Mind
[whenever they
appeared]… and,
replacing them
with the ‘Dark’
and the ‘Negative’.
I reached Down
into the Pit
of my Psyche…
and Demanded
to Speak
to my Demons
… they Laughed
[eventually]
… and I heard
a Triple Echo say
“… You’re just the
‘Getaway Driver’… ”

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, August 20th, 2023 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.