A Trick

I should have known it was a trick, but
but the suddenness and velocity of
of my brother’s exclamation forced
forced my body around, so that head and
and feet pointed in polar opposites; when
when I fell in fear, it was only from the floor
floor that I saw there never really was any
any dinosaur coming up behind me.

 
 
Colin Dardis is a poet, editor, creative writer tutor and arts facilitator, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. His work has been published in numerous anthologies, journals and zines throughout Ireland, the UK and the USA. He runs Poetry NI, a multi-platform resource for poets. http://www.colindardispoet.co.uk