Pounding the pavements of Portland,
grim, gaunt , hunch-backed,
Matthew,
no singing, cheery, Disney
hunchback of Notre Dame
but a
bandy-legged, bushy eyebrowed,
Quasimodo, orange vis jacket
looks like an angry bee.
Recent Sighting
John Malone
playful panda
John Malone 
Maybee looks funny,
But could have heart of honey!
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I’ve never seen any evidence of it, Hobbo, quite the contrary but yes, you may be right 🙂
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😂 Sometimes people can pleasantly surprise us.
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I left it out of the poem, Hobbo, because it presented an unsavoury side of Matthew; I wanted to honor the side he constantly portrays to the neighborhood and passing motorists as a striking, enigmatic figure —
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😂 Fair enough. He certainly sounds a bit of a character.
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So … he didn’t ring your bell, John 🔔
I bet his girlfriend is no Esmeralda
either 😎
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I think he’s a bit of a loner, David; but he does intrigue me 🙂
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Probably has a very interesting life story
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I bet he has too; I know he’s single, lives with mum and dad, and doesn’t hold down a job; and couldn’t fit one in with the hours he spends walking 🙂
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Hmmm, I’m sensing you’re not a fan, John.
Heheh, have a good week,
eden
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thanks Eden, you too; I had trouble writing this because the topic has a certain sensitivity but I certainly do not dislike him, nor do I feel warmth towards him; probably it’s true to say I am intrigued by him 🙂
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Be they angry or be they calm, bees, after-all, are essential to our planet.
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Totally agree, Worms; Respect ! It is true I do not feel warmth to him, but I am intrigued by him as I am by all people who are out of the ordinary, who exhibit the wondrous variety of our species. Respect to all —
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I think, John, that in your poem in doesn’t come across clearly that you have actually interacted with this guy a bit – given him a chance. There’s a guy who is often at some nearby shops. I don’t know much about him but he’s often angry and comes across as rude and accusatory. He had a go at me once for my son not being in school. It was unpleasant and he wouldn’t listen to anything I said. So yes, respect to all. But it’s true you don’t have to like them. 🤷♀️ it’s just how we are.
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thanks for that comment, Worms; he’s not the most friendly of guys and you wouldn’t want to get on his bad side: in the one interaction I’ve witnessed he can get quite irascible and rude —
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Haha! Nice one! Beware of the sting. 🙂
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indeed; I have witnessed his sting in a shopping centre but fortunately I was not the one on the receiving end 🙂
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Love this😊 Brings back wonderful memories!
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Yellow jackets are the a$$ wipes of the bee world. They’ll sting just because they can.
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unlike a bee. Matt can administer a sting and still carry on to administer more: a potent perambulator 🙂
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It sounds like this guy struggles with his place in the world and you respectfully told a part of his story.
As a side note bees are quite nice. Wasps however….
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thanks Ulle; I like that comment: it shows empathy for the underdog and Matthew must be struggling — I’ve never witnessed such loneliness —
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Great first line as I picture this awkward oversized character that has somehow the insignificance of a bee. Is he angry or does he just look it, though, I wonder?
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I’ve witnessed him in a few interactions in the mall: he could be described as ‘rude and offensive’ but i think he just lacks social skills; whether curvature of the spine interferes with one’s personality I don’t know? I guess all of us have deficits of one kind or another we have to deal with —
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Love this XD
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