Janus

God of beginnings and fresh starts

little god living inside an empty house

belongings and decorations sparse

pot on the stove with half-cooked scouse.

Do porridge for obduracy

stew left too long on the burner

New Year's Day boisterous sea

alphabet soup for the slow learner.

A great idea to move out

change your environment

plan and design the bailout

forgo abandonment.

Connived at meeting the deity

ritual is Janus-faced

pretty penny realty

cold turkey leaves a bitter taste.

Reliance on beauty

dependance on the booty

addiction to bootie

and joy powder makes fruity.

Bargaining chips

make a good fist of damage

scrawly hackery scripts

lenience, a wasted bandage.

New Year's resolution

disrupted by head-turner

teaser in retribution

and serious heart murmur.

Chaotic, gasping for air

open to attacks

last year's debonair

under own nonchalance cracks.

Running away, in every way

in circles from your self-shadow

waiting on, wearing a chapeau

the release letter to arrive, apropos.

Irreregardless of your struggle,

new boroughs at ball and chain shuffle

provided your soul is captive

to a pattern ridiculously attractive.

Hemispheres turn like a carousel

sorrow succeeds another

ugly view hard to recover

from a hunger hard to quell.

Maze green with envy

a complex puzzle of the mind

lengthy trial of errors deadly

self-destruction got you in a bind.

Voices in the head

peer pressure got you misled

pretty lies hammered into the ears

new frontiers reduced you to tears.

Playing the victim card

sweet honey the flycatcher

ace of clubs left you retard

habit minimised your stature.

At the impasse of duality

bifrons demon overlooking

past and future finality

and the present without footing.

A bet with yourself to win

do the rounds of your darkest corners

clasp integrity with a safety pin

boxing gloves knocking out disorders.

Enter the ring to bust a lip

throw an uppercut against the heel

wrestling champion with an iron grip

mach punching till demons kneel.

Brick breaking so that walls may fall

answer the all-out pummeling call

and the hall of fame gates will open

new paths paved with gridlocks broken.

Return a living legend back home

to what once felt like a catacomb

then, flyblown place ready to give in

now, championship belt palace within.

Every trophy plate engraving states;

First the soul bids farewell,

postmortem habit goes to hell

hence, fighters crowned champions by fates.