Mindless Thinking

Took a cruise down a river of booze.
Pissed my pants and filled my shoes.
Now it's time to clean it up.
Take a shower and drink a cup.

The fever caused my nerves to shake.
I had to leave her, it just didn't take.
That restless feeling wouldn't rest.
So now I hope it's for the best.

The wheels are rolling slow and steady.
I turned left and then saw Betty.
Drove a ways and heard this plinking.
Turn signal stuck and still was blinking.

I took the hint and headed south.
Now I look down in the mouth.
Jumped a freighter for the coast.
Sent my regards back in the post.

Now I'm sittin' on the pier.
Wonderin' where to go from here.
Borrowed a boat without the keys.
It's dangerous doing what you please.

Gas ran out and I hit a reef.
Sprung a leak, nothing but grief.
I bailed out as it was sinking.
That's the way it goes with mindless thinking.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Dietrich Avatar
February 10, 2015 at 5:59 PM
hahaha, I just figured out why you called me Julie. I had to go back and see what I had said first!!
Dietrich Avatar
February 10, 2015 at 2:53 PM
Was trying to find a poem I may not have seen and I saw you calling me Julie down here. hahaha
Squyres Avatar
February 1, 2015 at 12:38 PM
I found myself shaking my head at some of the lines in this... giggling at some, rolling my eyes at some...and just almost pee'd my pants laughing at some. Gloom and despair and ohhh what agony !! Love every line !!!
Horne Avatar
January 29, 2015 at 4:26 PM
great story here, my friend
Dietrich Avatar
January 29, 2015 at 2:00 PM
oh my, from the frying pan into the fire!! I really like how you did this one. It is so clever, Joseph!!
Johnson Avatar
January 29, 2015 at 4:02 PM
Thanks Julie!!:)
Espinola Collins Avatar
January 28, 2015 at 9:44 PM
That was awesome...I'm still giggling. I loved it, especially the ending...perfect title too. :) Ana
Bauer Avatar
January 27, 2015 at 11:56 AM
i like your poems when you just let your wandering thoughts take you to wherever they feel like going. the first line of this poem is perfect and totally drew me in. i enjoyed the rest of it very much, too...
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