Oh Baloney by John Doyle

He doesn't like Kerouac, Ginsberg,
expresses clear uncompromising

disdain for Paddy Kavanagh,
he doesn't like horses,

jockeys, people who back horses,
people from the department of finance;

he doesn't like Jason
who left him short

50,000 big ones
which is admittedly something -

though with his wife flying
between Milan and Shanghai

every second Tuesday
it's him sitting alone in a pub

telling me
all these things

every time he hunts me down
that really doesn't add up

John Doyle became a Mod again in the summer of 2017 to fight off his impending mid-life crisis; whether this has been a success remains to be seen. He has has two collections published to date, A Stirring at Dusk in 2017, and Songs for Boys Called Wendell Gomez in 2018, both on PSKI's Porch.

He is based in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland. All he asks is that you leave your guns at the door and tie up your horses before your enter.