Montgomery Slyde
Montgomery Slyde entered
every room as if it were a courtroom,
his shoes rehearsing
arguments against the floorboards.
He wore his grin
like a counterfeit medal,
polished daily, but prone
to tarnish under close inspection.
His pockets rattled
with IOUs and bottle caps,
souvenirs of victories
no one else remembered.
Yet in the tavern’s dim light
he could spin a tale so fast
the rafters leaned in,
and even the doubters
paid their silence as tribute.
Montgomery Slyde—
a man forever balancing
on the thin rail between
bravado and collapse,
still somehow managing
to tip his hat before the fall.
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crypticbard (Pseudonym) (
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This is a description worthy of a fave as a tip of the hat to a poet that has a way with words.
Arqios, Montgomery Slyde is a study in performed confidence. Bravado, memory, and myth prop him up just long enough to bow before the fall. The poem never condemns him…it simply watches, and that restraint is powerful. Excellent work, dearest friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
Good write A. You know Monty?! heehee.
Not is full one, well yes indeed🤣🕊️🙏🏻
Almost an obituary for someone I believe I encountered in the past.... or maybe it was all in the writing.....
A composite of personages but not excluding that it could resemble unintentionally a real person 🤩🕊️🙏🏻
I have met him in my past Rik, but never again. LOL
Andy
Montgomery Slyde - don't know if he is a historical character or something you made up. Honestly it doesn't matter. What matters are lines like:
"his shoes rehearsing
arguments against the floorboards."
Some poems demand to be recognised with 'fave'. This one is one of them.
A very sincere and deep statement, best wishes
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