Who’s the Guy Hiding Under the Hood? by Simon Parker

Who’s the Guy Hiding Under the Hood?

​for Philip Guston

beyond the reach of reason
colour dances at the centre of it all

slabs of red stand firm against 
the pulsing of mauve & make-believe 

a lightness lives here shaped 
from your restless hands 

flicking & fluttering to stroke 
substance’s form from brave unknowing

you rest for a while in the hurling 
notes of the New York school

before the ache of your childhood surfaces 
pulling you into forgotten figures

motifs that miff those searching for certainty 
as you pull the hood over your ageing head

painting new pictures of doom from the blindness 
you have beckoned into your making
​
Simon Parker

Simon is a London based writer, performer and teacher. His work has been published in The Pomegranate London, The Ekphrastic Review, shortlisted by the BBC and was a finalist for the Galtelli Literary Prize. Simon is an associate artist of Vocal Point Theatre, a theatre company dedicated to telling stories from those not often heard, and providing workshops for the marginalised. He also runs creative writing and reading groups for the homeless, socially excluded and vulnerable. For more info go to https://www.simonparkerwriter.com