Poem On The Back Of A Bank Statement (Poetry)
23rd March 2015
‘Twas the first scrap of paper to hand
when the passion to scribble grew keen —
it seemed urgent to get down a line
and the back of a statement showed clean.
An incongruous juxtaposition —
the financial account on reverse
like a chill to a wild inclination
with black figures contrastingly terse.
Credit’s low on the day of conception
(in the red might be nearer the truth)
there’s no money in writing love poems
the bank balance is positive proof.
when the passion to scribble grew keen —
it seemed urgent to get down a line
and the back of a statement showed clean.
An incongruous juxtaposition —
the financial account on reverse
like a chill to a wild inclination
with black figures contrastingly terse.
Credit’s low on the day of conception
(in the red might be nearer the truth)
there’s no money in writing love poems
the bank balance is positive proof.