Temperamental As You Are

by Paul Tristram / January 7th, 2024

Uttering ‘Condolences’
through Gritted Teeth
… I almost expected
you to Kick-Off
like you do on other
people’s Birthdays.
You think you’re
‘Cleverer’
than those with
‘Integrity’
… because you
‘Snake-Scheme’
and they [Well] don’t.
‘Two-Facedness’…
is a Mark of Disgrace
not Honour…
yet, call out
“Hands up who’s
a petty, little coward?”
in a roomful of losers
… and you’ll
either get ‘Excuses’
or [Triggered] ‘Silence’.

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, January 7th, 2024 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.