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Still thirsty

Pour me another, to recess we go,

Tender the whiskey or beer in my hand

Feelingless furlough with barleycorn glow

 

Hazard as high as perception is low

Don’t tell my mother, she won’t understand

Pour me another, to recess we go

 

Scars are clothes-covered and flesh wounds don’t show

Hide all my bruises, pretend that I’m grand

Feelingless furlough with barleycorn glow

 

Don’t call my mother, she won’t want to know

More to these feelings than she would have planned

Pour me another, to recess we go

 

Call the Mourne Mountains, and rosin the bow

Rattle the bog and the black velvet band

Pour me another, to recess we go

 

Don’t tell my mother, she still doesn't know

Sentiment-soaked more than she could withstand

Pour me another, to recess we go,

Feelingless furlough with barleycorn glow

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Written by
jill_1
Australia
Published
Aug 12, 2024
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#alcoholism#addiction#villanelle
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