Neil Johns Poet Free verse

Poem, February 2015

and if I start with “once upon a time”
will you find yourself
getting suitably comfortable
ready to hear a fairytale 
or a long piece of vomit?

how will you be dressed?
so fine, like before
or “beggar casual”
in torn stockings
in the middle of a nightmare?

the fake journey you’re undertaking
lying back, thinking of warm baths
bubbles, candles, wine so fine
no time now to hesitate
you’ve left it late, you’ve left it late

if you’re clever, you’ll take a map
a pinch of this, a smoke of that
a pocket of lies and alibis
different coloured eyes
and a convincing disguise

first night nerves, expected,
memories, rejected
over, done, finished
how does it feel?
how real was the deal?

C njb 27.2.2015

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