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
Today, I was a rebel
I squeezed the toothpaste tube from the top
I left the bathroom light on
and the toilet seat up
– because I can
Today I was a daredevil
I bungee-jumped without a cord
from the wrong side of the bed
I pole-vaulted the 101″ OLED 4K Smart TV
installed on the wall
I restored my atoms on the other side
with stolen pixels
I left my phone on airplane mode
then popped the emergency door and
skydived into my shower
– just because
Today I ate the Breakfast of Chumps
I put in four tablespoons of sugar
in my coffee because no one said when
I poached my egg then smuggled
the carcass out of the kitchen
I let my cornflakes drown in my milk
because I’m a cereal killer
I burnt my toast on purpose
– but wait I always do that
Today, my derring-do extended beyond
my domestic dungeon
I escaped my captors climbing
through the 13th storey window
I base-jumped using a parachute made up
of security blankets
I tried to elude the Nepalese guards
with a Vulcan neck pinch
but they countered with the Himalayan
sleep-hold which rendered me unconscious
and back on the right side of the bed
Today, I sowed my oats and reaped it
Then ate it with a bent fork
I remembered nothing
only that I was not a rebel, merely alone, forgetful
and often too indulgent with creative
delusions
First published in Men Matters Online Journal, Issue 10, Malaysia.
