Oct 2016
Knocked into each other
in the travel section
of Waterstone’s.
It had been years.
A cluster of seconds
where you scrambled for a name,
like fingers fumbling
for stray egg shell
out of a bowl.
Then the realisation.
We exchanged how are yous,
mentioned jobs, kids, life.
Doing well I see.
My teenage memories defibrillated,
began throbbing at an ludicrous pace
I thought I’d never feel again.
You mentioned Madrid,
I drooled out Wellington.
in the travel section
of Waterstone’s.
It had been years.
A cluster of seconds
where you scrambled for a name,
like fingers fumbling
for stray egg shell
out of a bowl.
Then the realisation.
We exchanged how are yous,
mentioned jobs, kids, life.
Doing well I see.
My teenage memories defibrillated,
began throbbing at an ludicrous pace
I thought I’d never feel again.
You mentioned Madrid,
I drooled out Wellington.
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: Waterstone's (or rather, nowadays, without the apostrophe) is a British book retailer. England. 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: Waterstone's (or rather, nowadays, without the apostrophe) is a British book retailer. England. 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.
