another bar, another
carousel of faces soon
to become fodder for
unconscious theatre
another set of drinks
which don’t amount to
a single cell of entertainment
another distraction
a thousandth glance
at your phone another(s)
phone goes off
pretend to be
another person
but you don’t like many
other people
you like yourself
don’t you?
where did you go?
another dance to avoid
another song to sing into your drink
another’s eyes within orbit
another chance at looking
into a void, arms down and
fingers rifling
thru pocket frenzied and
pulsing
another cigarette
to light
another cigarette
to light
another cigarette
another night
wasted drunk another drink
and washed-out psyche
slips home
and sad
and brutal
to write
another poem about yourself
but you aren’t that interesting when
you’re just bitter, baby
you know even though you made it with her,
she don’t wanna be more than friends.
Dec 20, 2021
Dec 20, 2021 at 5:26 PM UTC
another bar, another
carousel of faces soon
to become fodder for
unconscious theatre
another set of drinks
which don’t amount to
a single cell of entertainment
another distraction
a thousandth glance
at your phone another(s)
phone goes off
pretend to be
another person
but you don’t like many
other people
you like yourself
don’t you?
where did you go?
another dance to avoid
another song to sing into your drink
another’s eyes within orbit
another chance at looking
into a void, arms down and
fingers rifling
thru pocket frenzied and
pulsing
another cigarette
to light
another cigarette
to light
another cigarette
another night
wasted drunk another drink
and washed-out psyche
slips home
and sad
and brutal
to write
another poem about yourself
but you aren’t that interesting when
you’re just bitter, baby
you know even though you made it with her,
she don’t wanna be more than friends.