THE FIRST VISIT

Seeing him that first time,
came as a real shock to me;
as a 10 year old I expected
to see him shaven-headed
and wearing grey overalls
with arrows printed all-
over and maybe even chains
and hand-cuffs, just like
in the movies;
and we waited anxiously,
excitedly and then he
appeared dressed in
regular clothing with a head
full of hair and no chains
or hand-cuffs in sight and
from across the table, he
sat down, smiling and said,
‘Good to see you boy’

John D Robinson was born in 63 in the UK; his poems have appeared widely in the small press and online literary journals including; Rusty Truck; Red Fez; Hobo Camp Review; Rats Ass Review; Down In The Dirt; Yellow Mama; Outsider Poetry; Chicago Record; Horror Sleaze and Trash; BoySlut; In Between Hangovers; He is a contributing poet to the 2016, 48th Street Press Broadside Series.