Viola Darkly Poet Free verse

One More Shot

With crinkled eyes, I watched the lights flicker
The chirps of the newly awakened birds
My body felt weightless under a sea of bourbon
Laughing at childhood memories so long ago
I felt the burn slide down my throat
A plastic bag blew in the wind
And still I sat on cold concrete reflecting
Life seemed too short to waste
Yet, I watched the sun peek over the mountains
My bleeding foot, a lapse in memory
A broken heart tucked into bed
Life is too short to feel regret
Life is too short to feel at all
With one more shot, I'll watch the sun rise
And give it a shot in Fall

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Kai Michael Neumann June 4, 2016 at 3:04 AM One shot too many, the content that is and not your poem, the latter which is powerful, necessary, honest and well written.