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
His aftershave
Her aftertaste
Lazy afternoons
Crazy evenings
After dinner, laughter
After drinks, doing our thing
After come, the afterglow
After the fire, the embers
After the cracks, the split
After the rain, the shower
After the tears, face reality
After it’s over, forgive
After the fall, rise
After the pain, renew
After the break, self-care
After all, love yourself
After, after, after, after, after, after
Find my ever-afters
High among the rafters of this broken house
On a lone bench in the park
In a car in the dark
On a raft, out at sea
After the dust settles, live again
After a while, dream again
Afterwards, write
After words, sing
First published in KL-Post, a magazine for the German Speaking Society Kuala Lumpur.
