Oct 2016
Jolts me
like a jump-scare
in a ******* movie
stepping out
of Tesco
and wham bam
she pushes the trolley
towards me
the burr of the wheels
a man I haven’t seen
alongside her
like a magnet
thank you mam
attracted to what
I was attracted to once
and my stomach simmers
the truth revealed
like a relic
emerging from the soil
and I swear
I hear the milk curdle
in its carrier bag.
like a jump-scare
in a ******* movie
stepping out
of Tesco
and wham bam
she pushes the trolley
towards me
the burr of the wheels
a man I haven’t seen
alongside her
like a magnet
thank you mam
attracted to what
I was attracted to once
and my stomach simmers
the truth revealed
like a relic
emerging from the soil
and I swear
I hear the milk curdle
in its carrier bag.
Written: October 2016.
Explanation: To mark National Poetry Day on 6th October, I wrote 25 poems over the course of eight days, and sent one poem each to one of 25 of my Facebook friends. After some deliberation, I am now posting the poems on HP (in order of when they were written), albeit not all in one go. 'Firework' is poem one, for those of you who wish to read the series in full, in order. None of the poems are about their recipients. Note: Tesco is a British grocery and merchandise retailer, one of the largest of its kind in the world. All feedback welcome. A link to my Facebook writing page can be found on my HP home page.
NOTE: Many of my older pieces will be removed from HP at some point in the future.
Explanation: To mark National Poetry Day on 6th October, I wrote 25 poems over the course of eight days, and sent one poem each to one of 25 of my Facebook friends. After some deliberation, I am now posting the poems on HP (in order of when they were written), albeit not all in one go. 'Firework' is poem one, for those of you who wish to read the series in full, in order. None of the poems are about their recipients. Note: Tesco is a British grocery and merchandise retailer, one of the largest of its kind in the world. All feedback welcome. A link to my Facebook writing page can be found on my HP home page.
NOTE: Many of my older pieces will be removed from HP at some point in the future.
