Moon Walking

The moon was at its brightest
Strange things happen with a full moon
The mad go insane
The insane go mad
She said the relationship would never last
I counted nineteen minutes on the clock
It’s your planetary status
Is it an earthling thing
No, not in the physical sense
Are we talking nuts and bolts here, me being the bolt
Yes you’ve got it, you’re not out there
When you say out there, are we talking moon walking
Not in the physical sense, more moon flying
What happened to your last boyfriend
I lost him in the ethos
Did you never think to look for him
No, once they go in, that’s it, you never see them again
Does the full moon affect you in any way
Yes, I shed my skin when the moon is full
Do you have to get naked for that. I mean can anyone join you
Only the soul searchers can join me. Are you a soul searcher.
A few more beers and I’ll be an extraterrestrial
Alas the wanting in you is waning, the star so bright now fades into the night
Is that a polite way of saying you’re dumped.
Not in the physical sense.
Oh I see, I’ve walked into the ethos. Should have seen that coming. Well it was nice knowing you for twenty five minutes. Definitely need a large drink now. Maybe pop into the shop on the way home. Pick up a milky way, maybe a mars bar too.

Reviews

[Carola]

i really enjoyed this fun poem, it gave me a good laugh. it seems like all your readers, including me enjoyed particularly these lines...
"Only the soul searchers can join me. Are you a soul searcher.
A few more beers and I’ll be an extraterrestrial"
next full moon i'll be on the lookout for aliens coming out of a pub (a bar in US language)
cheerio carola

[Paul Bell]

Think she's still out there. lol

[barleygirl]

This is titillating to read! I love all the sparkling details you add without even thinking . . . your writing feels so impromptu & careless, yet the word-crafting blows my mind. Like this line: "few more beers . . . extraterrestrial"! You are bright, funny, imaginative, & full of humanity, as evidenced by a back-and-forth like this! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Paul Bell]

She's my kind of girl, short and sweet. lol

[Travis Gibson (poetic h..]

Some of the greatest moments in life are the briefest... damn that ethos, right? lol great write.

[Paul Bell]

Definitely, damn ethos.

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

“No, not in the physical sense.” Haaaaaa! Hmmm, the full moon suits the ‘lunacy’ of your very clever repartee in this poem Paul. Great double-entendre banter in a round of cosmic seduction. “A few more beers and I’ll be an extraterrestrial”- laughing out loud here. Whatever works my friend!

[Paul Bell]

Think she's still out there. lol

[gram linski]

Haha, loved the esoteric dumping of man, without remorse or recompense as a naked soul searcher, I can relate and understand, enjoyed,

[Paul Bell]

Could have been worse I suppose. lol

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Simply love the interplay in this casual encounter as these diametrically opposed individuals meet for a brief encounter, one with her head in the etherial the other his feet on the ground! Love the satire.

[Paul Bell]

I want to be in the ethereal, just to see who else is lurking.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Try a few Scotches with a strong ale chaser Paul!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this is a most interesting twenty-five minutes...
you packed a lot into that short span...in an ethereal sense, not physical...
the physical was only thought of...i remember being at a party once...had that flirtation...but it only ended up being mental between us...thoughts, no actions.
i hope that large drink quenched your thirst for her...
at least in an ethereal sense.
this piece is so engaging...
j.

[Paul Bell]

This is why man drinks vast quantities of beer, it makes sense then.

[Einstein Noodle]

She must be an Aquarian Paul .... :))))))))))))))))) a Milky Way and a Mars Bar ... sounds good ... in the physical sense of course ..i do enjoy your vignettes sir ... lifts me ol' eyes up .. the ethos ones of course
E.

[Paul Bell]

Never got to find out what she was. I've got a good idea mind you. She'll make some Alien a great wife someday. lol

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahahahaha ... and ooooooooooooo makes me think of "Species" .. good thing, perhaps, she past you by my friend! :{

[Paul Bell]

Think I dodged a bullet.lol

[Einstein Noodle]

:) .......................

[Anjeline]

A really fun poem to read. I really liked some words a lot like -moon flying, mad go insane, ethos, milky way and Mars bar. Very nice work 👍

[Paul Bell]

You need a good laugh on a Sunday.

[Anjeline]

Yes...... :)