“I’m A Little Outrageous, On The Quiet”
by Paul Tristram / June 23rd, 2024
PROFOUND ‘Global Confusion’
… attacked from the side
by a screeching, irate voice.
“You bit a Nurse…
barricaded yourself inside
a broom cupboard, claiming
to have a hostage… luck
-ily, you were lying, this time.
You graffitied the word
‘Acute’ in the Silent Corridor
13 times in your own blood
… and, have refused to speak
to anyone but Barbara…
we’ve spoken to your Next
Of Kin who’s never even
heard of a fucking Barbara?
You’ve made me ‘Swear’
out loud, 4 times this morning
… please, stop fighting us…
you are ILL, seriously ILL
… and, we’re worried about
‘Autonomic Hyperactivity’
Fuelling your Antisocial Nature.”
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, June 23rd, 2024 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.
