Lisa Needs To Lay Off the Sauce

Lisa's vodka voice
calls from outside,
later than late, when
the stars have shut down 
for the night, refusing 
boozer-sight that prevents 
one from tripping.

Screech owl's search light,
a Full-Sturgeon moon,
is still much too dark, if inebriated
to distinguish which cement walls 
are most likely to attack.

Two eves past, her 
horse auditioned, 
center-stage,
in the living room.
He too loves a good
drink.

Excuse me, for I hear
her knock of desperation
at the door. As for Duke,
the horse; not to worry,
he can hold his own beer.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Amitin Avatar
May 29, 2014 at 1:26 PM
captured lightning in a bottle
Amitin Avatar
May 29, 2014 at 1:01 PM
i've rearranged/played with this as a lyric.. too much to fit into this little box so if we exchange emails.. i'll send it there
Branham Avatar
May 29, 2014 at 2:19 PM
thanks michael --- I've got another one you might be able to put lyrics to - my email is [email protected]
Amitin Avatar
May 29, 2014 at 12:12 PM
this moves me to the ends of the dark bottled earth.. it sings.. a melody is arriving
Branham Avatar
May 29, 2014 at 12:57 PM
It was that of a drunken sailor's song at the time I wrote this. She was outside - beer inside - I was on the computer on dry tear.net writing this poem with a wall separating us as she's pounding on door. True story- even the horse.
Croft Avatar
June 3, 2012 at 12:23 PM
.thank you for your comments
Branham Avatar
November 8, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Thank you Carol for the welcome. How do I edit - Like this title ? I left off the 's' on need.
Brown Avatar
November 8, 2009 at 4:01 AM
I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Regina. 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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