Lit eZine Vol 9 | p-4 | POETRY | Pyrotechnics

SHORT POEM

PYROTECHNICS
Short Poem by Jim Murdoch

A couple having an argument — *AI-Generated Image*

A know-it-all 
and a thinks-he-knows-it-all
fall in love 
and the world puts on a brew 
and settles down with Cupid
to enjoy the fireworks.

Disclaimer

The author hereby declares that the preceding poem is a work of pure, unadulterated fiction. Any resemblance to the author’s current or former romantic partners, or to the author himself, is strictly coincidental.

The casting of the male protagonist in a less-than-stellar role was a purely creative decision, intended for amusement only, and should not be construed as a disparagement of the male population. The author makes no claims regarding the relative intelligence of men versus women, as the evidence remains inconclusive.

Furthermore, the author accepts no responsibility for the capricious nature of love and the world at large. Their actions are their own, and the author cannot be held liable for any resulting chaos or romantic entanglements. All rights reversed.

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Jim Murdoch has been writing poetry for fifty years and has graced the pages of many now-defunct literary magazines and websites and a few, like Ink, Sweat and Tears and Poetry Scotland that are still hanging on in there. For ten years he ran the literary blog The Truth About Lies but now lives quietly in Scotland with his wife and, whenever the mood takes him, next door’s cat. He has published two books of poetry, a short story collection and four novels: Jim, not the cat.