stray feet lumber
shameless..
into room, stinking
desperate to
appeal
to
any beak with
a light,
each little pale stick
turns ash ‘tween
the lips of..
a blood
drained duck..
cracks licked drier
with each
suck,
down tar lungs
failing to
quit.
but Bill the duck don’t
believe in good
luck..
so, Bill don’t
need it.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
*very loosely inspired by the 1970’s ‘Howard the Duck’ comic book series
sometimes life feels
like eating an
unfrosted
cake,
i feel a little guilty for
craving more
than
the piece plated
already..
but i know there’s
something not
quite
filling about
its taste,
cause..
i want more
already.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
image at – https://www.businessinsider.com/cognitive-biases-that-hurt-success-2015-8
enfolded in the cozy
contentment
only a..
solitary midnight rings out-
sunken stitchy grooves
deep enough for
any vow
to vanish completely
down within the
creases
of fading fabric that
upholsters the
bulk of me
now.
That Grimy Old Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
painting by C. Brenner – https://www.lehangart.com/en/corinne-brenner/155-sexy-housewife-n3-the-couch-potato.html
gripping budded tip of
springboard’s
tongue,
trying not to touch
off its gag
reflex
each time i walk
my toes back
an inch..
further from the sting
of pool’s pouty
chlorine
lips
i make it back to land
and give patio
stone
a big dry
kiss.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
Norman Rockwell painting at – https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/69876231690913980/
it’s a warm feeling
that settles in
deeper
the more i pet
it with my
mittens
on..
and it’s the same ceiling
appearing a few
feet higher,
the more i dream it
with my kid
hat on.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
..with open eyes on.
image at – https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/need-to-inspire-creativity-give-daydreaming-a-shot
i’m drum skins
you’re..
the bony finger
drumming,
you dance with
ten carat
ankles
i’m a walking
seizure..
lost on all
fours
and i do hope it
pleases you
to see
me
mocked in
town square
for a shopping list
of soft spots
and..
blind
behaviours.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
image at – https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/portraits-stunning-women-blurry-vision-6322501
auto-raised to stop
and look both
ways but
was
never warned
that it’s
no guarantee
of safety,
it’s merely the most
mindful of
the
blind decisions
to leave
me..
nose down
on road..
see?
looked both ways and
still had no way
to know..
driver never
noticed
me..
++++
a muddy mind can’t see
where blind spots
appear,
so..
it’s best to wipe
that muddy
clear.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
image at – https://fineartamerica.com/art/paintings/chicken+cross+the+road
in eyeless storms
like these,
no boot print lasts
any longer
than
the time taken
to land the
step
and i won’t say
i’ll miss it
when the path looks
so smooth and
clean
without it.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
artwork at – https://pngtree.com/freebackground/creative-winter-footprints-background-material_951499.html
gif at – https://pngtree.com/freebackground/creative-winter-footprints-background-material_951499.html
i arm wrestled
a wingless
angel,
he giggled while
pinning my
wrist
to stained woods
of crowded
table..
gently and with
much ease,
i felt no need
to scream
when
humbled..
just thanked him for
love’s tough
lesson,
and
sat up,
marveled
as lights caressed
his unflexed
marble.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
floating back into
a cotton ball
pit, far..
out beyond the
bounds of
space
in blind pursuit
of flickering
comet’s
cosmic keys,
bridging a clueless
search for a grace
the birdcage
mind’s
too
star blind
to face.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
art by Marischa Becker at – https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/tmdesigns/astral-travel/
