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Rum Soaked Blues

The rum soaked blues will surely make you pay your dues. You slurp em down and you place your bet. But a face like this, you've not seen yet. Flood gates open and you just feel cursed. I had no idea I was about to burst. J.B. says, "it cleans you out and then you can go on." All I know is, it's making me wait for a brighter dawn. Crying in your coffee's no way to live. But in the course of a lifetime, theres so much to forgive. Inside these walls you build so high. You just pray to God, this is not where you die. In some strange mysterious way. I find myself gateful for this day. But if I don't learn and tommorow should repeat. It's just myself to blame if I end up in the street. So sing the blues, but not too often. For surley your loved ones will measure your coffin. Nobody wants to be that kind of news. And end up belonging to the rum soaked blues.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 9/17/2011 1:58:00 AM
After clicking on about eight poems, I realized I think I've seen them all, even at the bottom of the page. So I will just thank you for giving me so many nice comments today. You are a sweet guy. I enjoy your rhyme, but right now, I've no TIME. Midnight's upon me and I need to go pee. heeheehee. Truly, it's late and time for me to get off here now. LUv Andrea
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Date: 9/15/2011 11:58:00 AM
This one is really different than your other ones Robert, shows your versatility to enter the mind of a drinker that sees his sorry end. Luv Lizzy :)
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Robert Johnson
Date: 9/15/2011 10:35:00 PM
That drinker knows his own mind.
Date: 5/1/2011 7:17:00 AM
I enjoyed the last stanza of the poem with a very meaningful title rum soaked blues, robert
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Date: 4/30/2011 2:06:00 PM
Never been there or done that doesn't read like a fun morning..Enjoyed reading your work..Sara
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Date: 4/30/2011 5:59:00 AM
Good poem with good rimes of the reason for one to desire 'sometimes' some quietude and think of the other end, well written, Robert.
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Date: 4/29/2011 4:01:00 PM
great title for this one. Rum Soaked blues. Nicely done, robert.
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Date: 4/27/2011 2:27:00 PM
Good poem....enjoyed !! No, I didn't know rjr...lol Good to see you here. Wondered where you went.
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