The Big Boyz

They tell me that 
I'm not hip
because out of the bottle,
I don't want to take a sip.

Going out to get drunk
beyond recognition,
they’re like a car
and the liquor is their fuel for ignition.

How can they do this
when it makes them down?
They live by it and in it,
their thoughts are forever drowned.

They can continue to do it
knowing that it causes pain
and takes away their joy.

I now see them all slowly
withering away, hands/hearts
still clutching their bottles
because they're known as the big boyz.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2006

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Babcock Avatar
August 1, 2008 at 1:57 PM
Congratulations on your featured poem. God Bless Phyl
Brown Avatar
July 30, 2008 at 4:30 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved poetry being featured this week Larry. Love, Carol
Suzadail Jr. Avatar
July 28, 2008 at 6:47 AM
Some are more mature than others. They never see it that way. Congrats on a good write being featured. Vince
Pringle Avatar
July 28, 2008 at 6:44 AM
As the song goes, it's hip to be square.
Winter Avatar
July 28, 2008 at 6:32 AM
Glad you are on the outside looking in. Very sad for them. Congratulations on your wonderful poetry being featured again. Love, Shar
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