Drunkard Muse
...My drunkard muse can be a curse.
Pouring shots full of poetry,
craving a sober history.
Tipsy rhymes reverb in reverse,
so ink's teetotal in free verse. ...
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Categories:
teetotal, analogy, poems, poetry,
Form: Quintilla
Epitome of a Working Day's Drudge
...The hours tick by before my eyes,
As I lay tucked up, in my bed.
Even Bo peeps sheep have now returned,
And still the lack of Zzz’s.
Pounding seconds tick away,
Seem to echo in my brain.
Back...
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Categories:
teetotal, drink, fun, humorous, work,
Form: Couplet
Teetotalitarians
...A pattern from our history - albeit anecdotal
Pick any evil SOB - he's probably teetotal
Hitler didn't touch the booze, and neither Torquemada
Bin Laden with a drink to choose took yak's milk - n...
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Categories:
teetotal, drink, evil, history, humor,
Form: Ballad
Operating At a Loss
...I
How long have I been doing this
Throwing my time & money
Into a hole
Filling up notebooks
Mining overheard conversation
For lines
Squeezing the sponge
Of my wine soaked
Mind
Into the buck...
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Categories:
teetotal, anger, destiny, political,
Form: Free verse
Mr Cullen
...There’s a man across the ward from me with a hearing aid that whines,
‘Old age coming on you see, I’m only seventy-nine.
Me hernia’s shot, and so’s me sight, my specs they’re thick like bottle.
Bu...
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Categories:
teetotal, age, anniversary, war, drug,
Form: Epitaph
Looking For a Poem
...Looking for a Poet
In Alexandria, the town before Washington, I waited for
the bus, it didn’t stop, but then it did and my face was the
whitest one on the bus. I had the address of a bar wher...
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Categories:
teetotal, crazy, culture, drink, health,
Form: Blank verse
The Two Nation America
...The Two Nation America
It was in Huston some years ago my ship was being repaired,
it was a dry ship – no alcohol allowed- its skipper was teetotal
we had to be too, petty tyranny. I walked asho...
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Categories:
teetotal, abuse, age, class, poetry,
Form: Blank verse
Vacancy To Fill One Lonely Heart - For Contest
...My Ex Husband:-
Lied to me
Was often drunk and violent
Belittled me
Spent all my money
Ran off with my best friend ...
HE’S FIRED!
Position is now vacant
the new appl...
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Categories:
teetotal, break up, future, hope,
Form: Light Verse
Self Harm
...ive been quiet to long i need to be vocal
need a magic telescope i can see hope thru
while i remain drug free and teetotal
a blade is sumthin i need to be close to
self harmin since bein a teen...
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Categories:
teetotal, lifeheart, dream, home, dark,
Form: Lyric