He Who Shall Be Named
I’ve made a recording
of me screaming your name
with ear-splitting ferocity
ROGER CUNNINGHAM
An anguished, wretched scream
which perfectly encapsulates
the depths of my suffering and despair
ROGER CUNNINGHAM
My Savage Soundbite™
will be permanently lodged
inside your bloodless brain
ROGER CUNNINGHAM
Amygdala Armageddon
Operation Limbic Whiplash
Self-esteem, I’m gunning for you
ROGER CUNNINGHAM
Retributive Justice™ software
in cataclysmic concert
with your emotional undulations
ROGER CUNNINGHAM
Now every time you crest
toward a feeling of happiness or pride
my Atonement Audio™ activates
ROGER CUNNINGHAM
So that you immediately suffer
at tremendous volume
an articulation of pure misery
ROGER CUNNINGHAM
By none other than myself
your original victim
HEATH JOHN RAMSAY
Roger Cunningham
Your Umbrella
Sex in the city after film class
you weren’t who you pretended to be
but I didn’t mind
you were cute and bashful
hungry and nervous
So many noodles!
I’m drowning in an ocean of Mi goreng logos
you take me by the hand and lead me to a bedroom that isn’t yours
then, glory of glories
you ask if you can take off my shoes
We jostle for position
the race is on
by crikey you are determined
but wait, just a moment
come closer and give me your face
Post coital glow and candour
horizontal rain pelting the windows
our own private carwash
a roving silhouette of raindrops dance across your torso
Well isn’t this nice
Bear hugs and chuckles in the hallway
a quick sting of sadness behind my eyes
we both notice we’re holding hands
a reluctant slow dance
towards your front door
You offered me so much more than your umbrella
but this tone-deaf fool politely discouraged your kindness
promises, promises
I’d like that, stay safe
one final kiss in the Kingdom of Noodles
It felt exquisite to be alive in our carwash
but now, a plague of if onlys
the Fail Whale stole you from me
my Noodle Prince
BIO
Heath John Ramsay, actor, sub-average singer, private dancer, pop culture glutton, former colourist at Elevation Hair & Beauty and Enrolments Advisor at The Phoenix Institute (raided by the Federal Police in March 2016) enjoys french knitting and Murder She Wrote, and is currently reading Balancing Act: The Authorized Biography of Angela Lansbury.
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