Introducing a new series of poems by Julian Matthews. Julian is a writer and Pushcart-nominated poet published in The American Journal of Poetry, Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, Borderless Journal, Beltway Poetry Quarterly, Dream Catcher Magazine, Live Encounters Magazine, Lothlorien Poetry Journal and The New Verse News, among others. He is a mixed-race minority from Malaysia and lived in Ipoh for seven years. Currently based in Petaling Jaya, he is a media trainer and consultant for senior management of multinationals on Effective Media Relations, Social Media and Crisis Communications. He was formerly a journalist with The Star and Nikkei Business Publications Inc
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By Julian Matthews
I am the Loch Ness monster
without a loch or a key
to latch on to
I am Big Foot without footprints
in my mouth–
yeti exist
I am a werewolf in mid-shapeshift
howling offkey, throwing shade
in moon shadow
I am the unicorn in your garden
that ate all your tulips and roses and lilies
then led you to the end of a rainbow
without pot
I am a dragon with extinguished
fire breath and swishy tail
that turned into a bunny
without a hat to vanish into
I am a centaur
A half and half, not the full quid
horsing around with two-cent opinions
not a dullard to my name
Some days, I imagine I am a mythical beast
worthy of your searching
Hidden in a treasure-laden cavern of your dreams
A pegasus traipsing across your night sky
Most days, I am a fairytale with a twisted ending
A blue genie who has run out of wishes
A troll drowning under your bridge
A faun who has lost their way
Just another Cheshire cat fading in your tree
until only my sheepish grin remains
Your laughter a choir of one
in this echo chamber of my heart
And all the monsters inside my head
have all gone to bed, awaiting the wake-up call
from your charming, spell-binding
poetry
First published in Spillwords Press, USA.
