Noir Poetry Quotes

“Quietus Interruptus by Stewart Stafford

I've just seen a live mugshot,
A home intruder demands I know,
Crack out knuckle-dusters or mace,
Miscreant justice cold and slow.

Should I invite him in to breakfast?
Serve rich Eggs à la Pepper Spray!
Thump him with my coffee mug,
To end this castle siege for the day.

An amateur matador from this bull fled,
I see frosted breath in a neighbour’s garden,
Shirked his curtain call in a magenta dawn,
Not even a disingenuous “I beg your pardon!”

© 2025, Stewart Stafford. All rights reserved.”
― Stewart Stafford