what men do
text stuff like i’m not like that
organise drinks in somewhere low-key / out of town
carwash / valet
drive over on a tuesday night
smart casual
trimmed beard
hair wax
t-shirt / navy tweed blazer
skinny jeans
suede trainers (immaculate)
smile / laugh a lot
promises / possibilities i’m not just here to fuck
fuck
delete profile
go back to their gf / bf
wait for a few weeks
upload new profile
repeat
dawning of mythologies
i can only offer these words
on cliff tops
the sky is chrome at this hour
i don’t see this hour much
on days like these motionless
with glorious falcons
hanging
where are you?
all those things you taught me
except what to do
where to go
what to be
when you were gone
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 also enjoys paperbacks with broken spines, and all things minimalist.
Twitter: @mushyprm35