The Standoff

Vadim Slivinski
Jul 24, 2017 · 1 min read
photo by Clem Onojeghuo from unsplash.com

You are so brave,
That it seems quite easy
Beating the hell out
Of any number of lads.
However,
It took you five days
To finally face
Yourself.
Now you sit there,
Looking in your eyes;
You grin to your reflection,
Your hand trembles,
Eventually
You get tired of waiting,
So you get up
And say to your own face:

‘Boyo, d’you see this one?
The revolver of my routine
Is charged with six shots,
And you know what?
I’m planning on firing
All of them’

Poets Unlimited

Six Years of poetry-only publishing, PoetsUnlimited was a diverse, engaging and authentic poetry magazine. For most of that time a daily publication, it was always diverse and original, and free-to-read by all.

Vadim Slivinski

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An English-writing Russian, currently trying to finish a novel and a poetry collection

Poets Unlimited

Six Years of poetry-only publishing, PoetsUnlimited was a diverse, engaging and authentic poetry magazine. For most of that time a daily publication, it was always diverse and original, and free-to-read by all.

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