The Whiskey Taster’s Flavor Guide

Bleak, Coffee, Stupor, Gin.

severely fragmented flashes
lead to blank frustration
never computed to what
my body does,
what other bodies do.

it's not gluttony, it's emptiness-
i always have something in my hand.

the mirror in my mind grasps
at different concepts of myself
like a pawn shop
how much can i get for
this
other options
newer models.

i am happy i just
analyze
my mind numbers emotions
turns them into freeform jazz
writes down the melody and rests
that occupies me for hours
from a distance.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Byrne Avatar
February 21, 2010 at 10:13 PM
wow!
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February 11, 2010 at 3:56 AM
I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Nichole. I also wish you the best in your writing endeavors. If you have questions please feel free to ask anyone here. We are all willing to help and if we don't know the answer we will find someone who does. Love, Carol
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