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
That idiom about a can of worms still hurts–
I don’t crack open pandora boxes for nothing
My openings are neither slippery, nor mythical
They are meant to nourish, provide a lifeline
I have a hook that penetrates, a sickle that serrates
Knock on my knob, a firm grip and off I go
Edging along the rim in up-down motion
I lever forward repeatedly with increasing intensity
Every action a gut reaction to make you come
undone, turning your cannots into can-dos
Each completed circumference another tiny journey
to free captive cravings once closeted in cool, dry places
And to find closure through warm disclosure
Never counting the beans spilled–
I live only for sweet release
Published in Spillwords Press, USA
