Five Poems
by John D Robinson
Spiteful Annie
Annie was a long term junky
and then switched to being a
spiteful alcoholic;
she came from wealthy
country folk who constantly
bailed her out of jail and
homelessness;
one cold night I took
C.E.O. Tony around to her
place, it was busy and
filthy, best I could I made
C.E.O. Tony a sandwich;
Why the fuck do you keep
bringing these bums around
here? Annie asked and then,
Hes not going to shit
himself is he?
I hope not I said
Tony had fallen asleep,
slumped in a wooden chair;
Im going, Ive got work
tomorrow morning I said,
Fuck you spiteful Annie
said, You pussy
I didnt argue with Annie,
she was spiteful and it was
getting late and she was
right.
The Alien Object
Wed been drinking for
several hours, moving
from bar to bar and when
drunk and staggering
towards the next drink,
she suddenly stopped
and said
Theres been something
in my shoe all fucking
day and its really giving
me shit
she sat down on the
cobbled stone street and
forced off a shoe;
a dogs bone, as thick as
a thumb and as long as a
forefinger, fell from the
shoe and bounced into
the street;
That fucking flea-fucked
dog she said
and as we continued
on our staggering,
I started laughing.
Business As Usual
She said to call round
late afternoon and shed
have something sorted,
and later, when she
answered, I could see
she was looking
flustered and on edge
and in a feint whisper
she said Ive got some
company: the police:
that fucker son
of mine
has fucked up
somewhere she
outstretched a hand
as if in a
hand-shake
gesture and as I
reached out,
she slid
the small lump of
hash into
my palm and
said softly
square me tomorrow
I smiled and
nodded
my head as
she closed
the door and
returned
to deal with her
company.
Im Making Movies
Aggressive in voice, she
moved in close to me, her
scent was cheap and her
breast implants were
impressive and
expensive:
her father sat silently,
drinking rum from a
paper-cup and staring out
of a soulless window into
nothingness:
Im making movies
she said Adult movies
Im making a name for
myself she said quietly.
Im okay the old man
said, She looks after me
I looked at her, she nodded
her head and winked at me
and said Youve no
business here, unless that
is, you have some other
interest youd like to
discuss
I could feel her sultry and
alluring warmth and then her
father belched violently
as I made for the door.
Welcome Back To Work Interview
What? if anything
did you miss about
not being at work
during your 2 weeks
annual leave?
The use of the
company printer
I answer honestly
and nothing else
I add
Are you sure?
Im asked
Yeah; Im as sure
as Hemmingway was
the very moment he
pulled the trigger
he shook his head,
frowning and then
finished the routine
with
Welcome back.
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