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"Will you be long, dear?"

Naǧí drew heavily on a freshly made blunt.
"I'll be as long as it takes," she shouted.

The bud was good. It was not as potent
as the stuff back home in the States,
but good.

Relaxing on her new throne - a filthy
toilet in a London pub, Naǧí laughed softly.

She had arrived in Blighty a few days
before. A week away from life back
home and a chance to see jolly old England.

"I say, miss, I'm busting for a wee."
Reluctantly, throwing the **** in the pan
she exited the cubicle.

Stood outside was an older lady
in a state of panic, "It's my bladder, dear.."

Naǧí stepped aside to let the desperate
woman pass into the smoke-filled chamber.

Back out into the bar, she ordered a double
whiskey and melted into a barstool.

"Alright, duck? Bertha's the name." said a
rather large, pretty gal on the next stool.

"Hi, I'm Naǧí, just over from the States for
a few days."

Bertha grinned, "A yank eh? Have a nice day,
y'all, hahaha."

"Yes, good one Bertha. Hey, do you know
where I can score any top-grade ****?"

"I'll ask my fella, here he comes."

Working his way through the busy pub,
full of swinging hipsters and cheery older
folk appeared a handsome fellow, smiling
from ear to ear.

Bertha grabbed him, planting a kiss on his
lips,"This is my babe, he's ******* gorgeous
isn't he?"

The man embraced her, squeezing her
ample *** and licking her face. He then
faced Naǧí, "Hello there, the name's Echo,
how do you do."

Naǧí and Echo shook hands, while Bertha
threw a jealous glance.

"So, babe, Naǧí, here, wants to score some
****. Is your mate Jimmy The Silk, about?"

"Yeah, I think he's at home tonight."

Naǧí pondered for a second, "I could drive us
there? I'm not drunk."

Bertha ummed and arred, then agreed, Echo
did as he was told.


So, into Naǧí's hired car they did go.
Arriving at Jimmy's flat in Bethnal Green,
after a quick stop off at a Tesco superstore to
get some chocolate trifles for Bertha, they
knocked at the door.

The door slowly opened revealing a very
drunk Jimmy The Silk, wearing a beer-stained Liverpool FC top and a joint stuck to his
bottom lip.

"Echo! You ******* ******, how ya doing?
Bertha, ya beast! Come here and cuddle
Uncle Jimmy."

Bertha embraced Jimmy, kissing him on both
cheeks whilst giggling like a schoolgirl.

Into the flat, they all went. Eventually, after
falling over many times, Jimmy weighed out a
four-gram bag of ****.

Naǧí automatically skinned up.By now Echo
and Jimmy had put some music on and were
badly dancing to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.

Everyone settled on the sofa and chairs in
Jimmy's living room, ****** to high heaven.

Naǧí smiled, "You Brits know how to have a
good time, I'm having a ball. Hey, Bertha,
where are those trifles? Let's get munching!"

Bertha looked to the floor, Echo embraced her, "Bertha, beautiful, love of my life, where are
the chocolate trifles?"

Jimmy piped up, "Yea, c'mon girl, don't be greedy, well, at least not tonight, eh? Hahaha, no offence doll."

Bertha, flicked her hair back, "Erm, I..er..ate
them while you guys were dancing and Naǧí
was making a bifta."

The room fell silent.

Then all at once, they burst out laughing,

Echo hugged her tightly,
"Aww, you naughty dumpling! Jimmy,order a Chinese takeaway, mate."

So, they all had a takeaway together and more spliffs and more drinks.

Naǧí drove away the next morning, dropping
Bertha and Echo off at home, after thanking
Jimmy for his hospitality. She left them her
number, promising to let the three amigos
stay anytime they visit the States.

The following week, back home, Naǧí sparked
up a blunt, selected a song, and pressed play:
'Night fever, night fever, we know how to do it...'



                                              THE END
I’m not getting any younger
Yet still filled with this hunger

Building apprehension
Ignoring the weighted of contention

I would never fully rise to be celebrated
There is a better chance I would be humiliated.

Hesitation left an uneasy feeling ,
So many emotions, my heart wheeling

Excuses filled my mind
Any reason not to try, I could find

Throwing caution to the wind
Head first, Jump in , I will begin

My fingers, will hurt, bleed I might cry
Do or die I have to try

I will never be a virtuoso
What does it matter? What do I know?

In comparison My talent minuscule
Is this an exercise in being cruel?

The passion, I see in musician’s eyes
If I possess any at all its lies

it’s delusions of-grandeur
Time will tell this exercise is hell

Defeated before I’ve begun.
So many songs unsung

It’s near the top of my bucket list.
All my life I wished
Something I always wanted to learn
I need to have my turn

Armed with desire
My excitement could get much higher

Pushing all the negativity aside
I am ready for the wild ride

I took time researching;
Brand, quality ease of use
My plan seemed full proof

What instrument do I want to play?
I don’t know what to ask for what to say

Picking perfection with a novice brain
Price point these questions can drive me insane

Stay focused dedication, perseverance
A tutor, mentor, much needed guidance

It’s never too late to try something new
I purchased a new instrument

It sits in the corner,
In a pristine new case
What a waste
Now what

Song inspired;

1) This old guitar
By John Denver

2) Sing a song
By Karen Carpenter

FYI
Every time I get a new instrument a family member wants it So , I give it away.
Then I start this madness again.
Procrastination strikes again
BLT Webster’s Word of the day challenge
1-17-25 apprehension refers to the fear that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
1-18-25 minuscule is described as something very small in size
1-19-25 Virtuoso a person who does something very skillful often specifically to refer to a skillful musician
i love them,
"do you?",  whispers my mind.
"i do," murmurs my heart.

but i stumble,
always.

words slip,
unwelcomed,
uninvited.

i don’t deserve them.

a tear falls.
the mirror blurs.
"it’s over already," the mind sighs.
I love my parents, I know.
But I have hurt them already...
why do I never try to understand them?
I try to do.... just probably the worst daughter alive maybe....
saying things I never mean, then crying as its hurting me...
I can feel the heaviness in my heart


Why the hell am I the way I am???
Ted
Ted looked in the mirror.
"You've still got it, you **** beast,"
he told himself with a wink.

After emptying his colostomy bag, Ted flushed the toilet, then crawled to the top of the staircase.

Slipping a ready-made noose around his neck, Ted pulled himself up to almost standing.

"**** this for a game of soldiers,"
he yelled, before hauling his broken body over the bannister.
God
Give
Us
A
Brain         He      expects
Us

To

Use

It
I am the dandelion stripped bare,
a clock undone by the unkind wind.
The mirrors show only fractures—
golden veins soldered by despair,
a mosaic of bruises in pale flesh.

He smells of bonfires and damp earth,
his words the gravel I swallow nightly.
They lodge in my throat,
sharp, unyielding,
a wound that never softens.

Children scribble lives onto the walls,
their chalk-stained hands clean of memory.
But I, I cradle dust,
collect it in jars like dead stars,
its weight heavy as unspoken apologies.

Autumn’s throat opens,
spilling leaves like confessions
nobody wanted to hear.
The trees, skeletons now,
stand naked in their quiet accusations.

He pushed me into the bloom of violence,
a ****** rose garden beneath my tongue.
I tasted the metal of his hate
and whispered back my surrender,
weak as the wind that kissed my wrists.

Was I ever more than ash,
a ghost of flesh, a runaway child
chased by the shadows of promises
never meant to hold?
The doorway in my eyes collapses inward—
a city burned down before it was built.
Another oldie, happy Sunday fellow poets rest for me, can't keep my eyes open
behind glass she sits,

swallows dart through falling rain,

dreams take flight with them.
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