50 Words For Poe: Strangelove

"50 Words for Poe: Strangelove" Strangelove was waiting in Holdnerness He was anticipating with a certain glee The “Arrival” of Ms Bon Vivant, her sharpness and sharing conversation over Kumquat Jam, Scones and clotted cream at High Tea, near the High Flyers’ Billiards Room, Castle Skipsea Communication decoded with her cracked him like a whip Got him all stirred up like a dry martini (hold the Olive and twizzle stick) Revved his internal gears unusual for once, emotions storm surging Urging him to walk out the door and drink up Life and Adventure go for a Shark Skinnydip Go all Giddy up Ah, the thrill of it all! The card tables were laid out Shiny soft new green felt MI5 and CIA had placed their bets He postured, cards were kind of boring He was more Russian Roulette He grinned, that came natural to him, he was a crazy psychopath he never lost, he was playing to win he counted numbers in the room, to begin This could go either way but he was certain Lovebomb would save the day MI5 and MI6 would be on their toes he was sure Peeping through ferns and bugs on tittering birds The Barman was more than likely wired He checked himself in the mirror it was missing a certain something he smiled and laughed, Yes it was missing, ire Passion and Fire “Check yourself old bean, they’ll begin to think you're paranoid” The music came on, Isaac Hayes “Shaft” Like a scene from some 70's surreal dream He looked out the window for Silver her lights were on High Beam Down the drive she sped Like a bullet with two pax a dog and a cross-dresser One of the three had to be put to bed, stat Over the Woods through the treeline shrouded by luminescent full moon fluttered a cluster of bats "Ominous", he thought for a wasted split second Well he was lining all his ducks in a row No time for sonar, bellfries and bats He looked through the windows checked his lapel camera cufflinks for sound Some said, He was the Collector - His Assignment - Codename: Lovebomb Mission: Operation Windows. Break through the exterior Deliverables: The Blue Garter (LadyLabyrinth/2019) https://youtu.be/lhXsfQQOs6s “Qualify and Satisfy”/Funkadelic Jack Wade: “Jack Wade, CIA.” Bond: “James Bond, stiff-ass Brit.” Fat Freddy’s Drop/Bohannon https://youtu.be/3bVDW2sTvbg The Red Herring/ The MacGuffin? Peoples Hernandez: You tryin' to blend in or something? You look like a f****** duck hunter. Fat Freddy’s Drop/BLACKBIRD https://youtu.be/aVN4IyBXCWo Bomb?