Lock stock and barrel,
There I stood,
Staring at his, two smoking barrels
But I am no Guy Richie
To be directing the shot
Cut, it’s a rap, re-take
Stops not momentum, gboshie!
His gun fire rides on solid air
Gravity has no say
To stand idle watch being defied,
Echoes of the sound titillating
And that was just his voice
Spitting out from gobs, jibes .
Stood in cold winter,
Watching his mouth, his nose
Letting out steam of rage
Like a steam train on high, blowing off fumes
His rage felt inside bottled, exploding out
Cho co chaka cho co cha kaaa!
Like a bull on the charge, He flipped
Caution advised, stay out of his way
There I was, stood there looking
Baffled in intriguing stands
At his two smoky barrels
Oh, how long in hours glass
Is he going to go
On and on and on
To have become, his unpaid therapist
In anger management
Let it go mate, just let it be
There I stood,
Staring at his, two smoking barrels
But I am no Guy Richie
To be directing the shot
Cut, it’s a rap, re-take
Stops not momentum, gboshie!
His gun fire rides on solid air
Gravity has no say
To stand idle watch being defied,
Echoes of the sound titillating
And that was just his voice
Spitting out from gobs, jibes .
Stood in cold winter,
Watching his mouth, his nose
Letting out steam of rage
Like a steam train on high, blowing off fumes
His rage felt inside bottled, exploding out
Cho co chaka cho co cha kaaa!
Like a bull on the charge, He flipped
Caution advised, stay out of his way
There I was, stood there looking
Baffled in intriguing stands
At his two smoky barrels
Oh, how long in hours glass
Is he going to go
On and on and on
To have become, his unpaid therapist
In anger management
Let it go mate, just let it be
.... his unpaid therapist
ReplyDeleteIn anger management... fantastic - love it!
I've never read a poem quite like this! Take that as high praise.
ReplyDeleteThis is powerful.
ReplyDeleteyour ability in word painting is beyond my imagination.
keep it up.
Glad to Land at your magical poetry land today,
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I love the "unpaid therapist in anger management". Good one!
ReplyDeleteWell,I very much enjoyed this poem!
ReplyDeleteLet it go indeed. Clever word play.
ReplyDeleteKodjo,
ReplyDeleteSeems like it was a very unnerving experience. Verging on bullying..
Eileen
been there before....good write Kodjo
ReplyDeleteA beautifully unique piece of writing!
ReplyDeleteWonderful poem about how you feel about the rage...
ReplyDeleteI can really understand this as I experiance it often...You have really expressed the scene beautifully...
The ending is excellent..
"To have become, his unpaid therapist
In anger management
Let it go mate, just let it be"
Great Job! I love how you took it, gun fight, the slinging of words, the cold winter. Great visuals!
ReplyDeleteLoved it~
beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love that you referenced Guy Ritchie and "Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" Brilliant film. What a unique idea, to use it as a metaphor in a poem!
ReplyDeleteSo with this you are 'flip'pin on a thursday Kodjo? :)
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