the poet dies
My beautiful Grandson
Yeh.
I am dying
And like, wat?
Treasure these days
Wat mate?
These days of mammalian hills
These days of beauty and wonder
Yeh?
Treasure them. Never let them go.
Rite.
Before the shapeless weight of time
Presses upon your chest
You wat?
Before the sultry whispers of eternity
Kiss your soul with kindness
Mate. I don’t know wat you is on about?
You know something
Before my complexion became sandblasted
Through years of living
I used to look like you
Innit?
Yes. It is
All buff and ting?
Your Grandmother thought so...
Don’t remember her mate.
Neither do I...
Rite...
Sometimes I just want to scream at you
That is rude mate.
You wont think so when you are my age
I dunno...
So much waste
Oscar wild was right
Oscar who mate?
Make me proud
I have to go yeh. My mate, like...
Go my boy. But remember
Never stop loving
Never stop giving
Be good
Look after your mum
I love you
I love you too innit.
Stu Buck
Fri 28th Aug 2015 20:02
ray - i needed a blurb to put on the front page of my book. I'm definitely using 'keeps squeezing out like toothpaste on to the page and cleans the soul as it goes'. its such a brilliant compliment i went to tell my wife. really glad you liked it. your poems are now routinely fantastic so all heartfelt praise is welcomed like a stray cat.
(we love cats by the way)