Roger Turner Poet Rhyme

The Fire Within

The Fire Within

Barkeep....another
Without ice
A double whiskey
It goes down nice
Feel the fire
That gentle heat
Barkeep...another
And keep it neat

A shot of whiskey
It's warm 
not hot
You feel the fire
The bunring linger
Feel the fire
From one shot

You start out drinking
To kill the pain
You order one more up
Barkeep...again
The burning feeling
Inside your chest
You're still coherent
You're at you best

Time...it passes
Years go by
The fire's burning
You're gonna die
That burning feeling
Can't put it out
You move from whiskey
On back to stout

You can not stop it
The fire rules
Your eye's are red now
Red, runny pools
What once was pleasant
Now burns with pain
You can not stop it
Barkeep...again

You keep consuming
It's who you are
Half a bottle gone
You've gone too far
You can not taste it
You can not win
You can not put out
The Fire Within.

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Jannie Breedt April 25, 2018 at 8:46 PM Last line humdinger. Roger Turner April 25, 2018 at 10:23 PM thanks Jannie. I appreciate you reading as much as you did today.

Pat Adams April 25, 2018 at 3:28 PM Well rhymed and articulated. Sounds familiar. Very well done! Roger Turner April 25, 2018 at 10:23 PM thanks Pat. glad you like it