FAREWELL TO THE FIRST SIGHT

All began with stripping the Victorian door
When Helenē, too, arrived
The New Yorker remarked,
“It seems to be working”
To which Viva replied, ‘A wishful thinking’
Struggled to strip the painting


‘He must go, I cannot focus,
’ said to the spectacled,
who must have thought of it ‘fleeting’
If the eyes had not been laid on,
Where did the connection come from?


On the last day of quitting,
‘Attracted to him’ the only message had been sent
Not “the f..k.g mental is expecting” his call
Weakened the ground, portrayed a cheap lass
Yet, the business card was still sent


Kilford arrived, highly sad and cold
She queried, ‘what was Walter told’
To which he mumbled, “do not want to get involved”
Like a wayward boy, adamant to be quite
Unexpected, he must have been shocked


Later confided in, ‘it really hurts’
To which Kilford replied, “walk away”
“Your standards need improving anyway”
Spotted the words of the gas lighter here?
So called ‘not involved,
’ the dishonest peer


Caught up in two love triangles in truth
In Walter’s arm, the torch’s name is tattooed
The other in the triangle is Kilford
Previously called Mr Chambers
So affectionate for Viva, and he remembers


Save for August’s infatuation for Walter
Turns as sharp himself as Stanley
‘You are brother to me,
’ said Viva, innocently
“From fantasising about you, that does not stop me”
Said Kilford, unashamedly


The courtship with Walter did not go beyond three
The insatiable lovemaking was not fathomed,
Nor were the numbers nine and sixty-three
Sorely miss his lifting me like that of an infant
On that rainy Monday, I regret that I met thee


After sixteen days of deafening silence
Walter phoned sounding like a depressed diplomat:
“Do not fall out with Kilford,
” said in kindness
Despite “not privy to the reason”
Added,
“you better meet up a new person”


Viva knew, he was deaf as a beetle
Used affirmatory words ‘yes, indeed’ merely
“Cannot say I do not miss”, said he
Was very tempting to ask,
‘Miss what, miss me?’
Alas, she had shut the mouth already


He pressed on,
“Any comment to exhalt?”
To which she replied, “I wish…
” she had to halt,
With a first attempt to keep the tears away,
She resumed,
“wish we had cracked on”
Said he,
“Yes, but must now raise the little Sun ray’


While touching the mortar on the brick
The failed attempt to contain her tears
Must have been picked up by his ears
After which ‘maybe our paths cross one day’
Thrown a big laughter to hide the cornea to betray


Having wished, ‘all the best’ for each
The call ended, but not the silent screech
Time confirmed, he was one of the unique twos
Sat half hour on the staircase of the Phil Rob
And the bastard tears finished the job


On the day I turned forty
Began to smoke rolling toby
Do not condemn, only kissing Walter’s lips,
Until I take him out of my ribs,
Then will I sail on the shoulder with no chip(s).


3rd Sep 2023
Philip Robinson Library
Newcastle


Not: Bu siirdeki karakterlerin hic biri bu siirden haberdar degiller. Isin tuhaf tarafi, kendisini yerden yere vurdugum Kilford, nam-i eski Mr Chambers bu sene eski bir dostum olarak yeniden sahalara döndü. Hayat ne acayip.

Bu arada merak edenler icin 'rolling toby' sarma sigara (rolling tobacco). Toby diyerek kisaltmayi ben yaptim.