Poetry: School Reunions by Damien Posterino

School Reunions

He bought a second hand sports car

to compensate for everything.

Has membership to a gentlemen’s club

he uses to listen in to strangers conversations-

shot glass anecdotes from men discussing crypto,

divorce and ladyboy flings in Bangkok.

Fantasizes about other people having affairs

so drives past motels looking for a light on-

stares into the eyes of cars’ full beams

but they never blink first.

A hooker named Fleur screws him for free-

his eyes well up when she remembers his name.

His older brother did time for insurance fraud.

His wife left him for her life coach.

Avoids a meltdown because there is nothing else

but to stand on the edge of reality.

He was a senior prefect at an all-boys school.

At reunions he does lines of coke and rehashes lies.

On weekends he reads old birthday cards

and imagines which friends will die first.

Damien Posterino (he/him) is a Melbourne-born, London-based poet who recently spent 18 months writing in Mexico. He explores characters, conversations, and capturing moments in time. His work can be seen in over 30 different publications including: A Thin Slice of Anxiety, Roi Fainéant Press, Fish Barrel Review, and The Madrigal. You can find him on Twitter