Glass Encounters of a Lengthy Lunchtime

  
	      In bed by eleven, can’t sleep a wink
                  up-and-at-‘em ‘fore dawn, can’t even think

              Lunchtime appointment with a brand-new shrink
                  calls for a very stiff drink

               Double martini with ammoniated olives
                   washed down with tubes of colgate-palmolive

               Back-to-work now, nearing four o’clock
                   after checking the fridge for how much vodka’s in stock
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Rodrigues Avatar
April 27, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Love the 3rd verse!
Rodrigues Avatar
April 29, 2026 at 3:59 AM
And a little boozy too ;)
Wolf Avatar
April 27, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Ain't it a doozy?!
Lawless Avatar
April 27, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Alas, the "liquid" lunch now comes in pill form
Wolf Avatar
April 27, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Alas, alas, alas...
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