now for forever
i banished you from my head
though it made me sick to think of all
the hours i'd surrounded
you with arms
walls promises of something
more than everyday life
there were times
when forever was nothing more
than cuddles through movies
as cold nights moved into town
sitting on park benches at dusk
with the insects and the breeze
hot chocolate smiles
comfort in sadness
now forever is today
this afternoon
this hour
minute
glorious shitty second
drifting through luck
the past close behind fading
tangled up wiry uncertain futures
Paul Robert Mullen is a poet, musician and sociable loner from Liverpool, U.K. He has three published poetry collections: curse this blue raincoat (2017), testimony (2018), and 35 (2018). He has been widely published in magazine, journals and anthologies worldwide. Paul also enjoys paperbacks with broken spines, and all things minimalist. He is a regular contributor for Marias at Sampaguitas.
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