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Shady Deals Behind Closed Doors: a tapestry poem

Tapestry Poem

Shady Deals Behind Closed Doors is a Tapestry Poem woven with two nine-line verses written by two poets. The title is the inspiration for the poems. In this case, poet Matt Snyder came up with the intriguing title.

Matt’s original nine-line verse

You entice me
You prey on my compulsion for a fix
Sometimes I need it, real bad
I salivate at the thought
I cower in the corner
As the black dog howls
Sometimes for naught
I ingurgitate euphoria
I regurgitate guilt
~

Matt Snyder, April 2024

My original nine-line verse

It is my pleasure to present to you the complete tapestry poem by Matt Snyder and myself.

~ Shady Deals Behind Closed Doors ~

Her footsteps sound loud in the dark cobbled alleyway.

You entice me…

Sometimes I need it, real bad!

She draws the collar of her coat up close, and wonders what she’ll say,

You prey on my compulsion for a fix.

Sometimes for naught

Her face hides in the shadow of the wide brim of her hat,

As the black dog howls

I cower in the corner.

At the door number nine, her fist knocks a rat-a-tat-tat.

I ingurgitate euphoria

She says in a whisper, The hen laid ten eggs this week in the park.

Yes? My slimy voice slides through the hatch in the door in the dark.

 There is a long pause. Then a bolt is undone.

I regurgitate guilt.

She flinches and fears ‘tis the bolt of a gun.

The door opens with a slow creak… she is too scared to speak.

I salivate at the thought…

~

Matt Snyder and Lesley Scoble, April 2024

Thank you, Matt Snyder, for the tapestry collaboration and leading me down a dark alley…

Lesley lives in the City of London Square Mile. An artist, actor and sculptor (her first ceramic sculpture won the V&A inspired by… Award). Scenic artist & book illustrator, playwright, (her musical play, Rapscallion performed in inner city schools and theatre school); TV dancer; Animator and illustrator for TV production. Set up Pinecone Studios Ltd and IIMSI Ltd drama and filmmaking workshops in London – producing award-winning films made by children.

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18 responses to “Shady Deals Behind Closed Doors: a tapestry poem”

  2. I’ve seen this flick in an alternate reality. Seven eats nine, doesn’t she? And all scrambled too. That was the twist at the end. And the tenth one hatches, despite being gold. *Crackle* goes the shell, a hint of sparkles, fade out, and transition to credits roll.

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