Gutter-Mouthed Guttersnipes
by Paul Tristram / March 31st, 2024
You Cut-Those-Teeth
upon ‘The Streets’
… pre-pubescent…
and bro/ken Awake
to the ‘Fickleness’
and [Lightning Fast]
‘Heavy Manners’…
pendulum swinging
the Adult World…
you ‘Rat-Scurry’
around in to Survive.
“I’ve only 2 teenths
left, Mista… grab 1,
‘nd I’ll shadow your
walk back to Safety.
No ‘Face-Slashing’
on my watch, Guv…
my Firm run these
back lanes… from
River to Magistrates.
Our Lucy reckons
you showed her
an inkling of Mercy
… afore ya knew
who she belonged ta.
Which is why I ain’t
givin’ it tha big ‘un
… an’ being all
‘Thoughtful’ rather
than ‘Problematic’.
Take the friendly
‘Offer’ whilst it’s
HOT… an’ let me
get back to being a
little Vicious Bastard.”
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.
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This article was posted on Sunday, March 31st, 2024 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.
