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’ published by Close To The Bone Publishing is available to purchase right here 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.