Her Brother’s Walking Stick

by Paul Tristram / March 3rd, 2024

Syphilis? [Debunked
… Apparently],
‘Übermensch’
shelved… dribbling
porridge oats
onto lap-blankets…
the ‘Fire’ diminished.
A [Perpetual]
… ‘Waiting Room’…
between Stations
… Irregular
like uNeVeN steps.
We ‘Iron Out’
our own Faults,
Fears, Failures,
and Weaknesses
… with [Grandiose]
Invention, Rejection,
and harsh ‘Projection’.

* and in every new town a fresh ‘Lange-Eichbaum’ waiting.

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, March 3rd, 2024 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.