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"tequila" poems
She was only seventeen In a town called Mexicali Purple lipstick, hair dyed green Wouldn't let her leave without me And she liked things obscene That I won't talk about here But her **** you wouldn't believe, So I had to keep her around... **My marijuana girl, my marijuana girl Her eyes lit up When I lit up My marijuana girl My marijuana girl, my marijuana girl Smoky dreams and tequila screams...** ...My Marijuana Girl... She was a wild thing indeed Life carried by the wind A little wink is all she needs To drive a holy man to sin My bloodshot eyes were hypnotized My head started to spin She can blow you up or calm your heart Like nitroglycerine **My marijuana girl, my marijuana girl Her eyes lit up When I lit up My marijuana girl My marijuana girl, my marijuana girl Smoky dreams and tequila screams...** ...My Marijuana Girl... *Mi chica marijuana My marijuana girl*
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May 27, 2015
May 27, 2015 at 8:33 PM UTC
Marijuana Girl
I need one more I need to forget a little more I need to remember a little less I need to remember a lot more I just need to remember it differently Better The way I wrote it The way it ends when I'm sleeping Dear bartender Make it a White Russian As white as her dress would've been One Pina Colada Tan as the sand would've been One more Gin and Tonic Sparkling as her eyes ***** Cranberry Red as her lips A triple shot of silver tequila As clear as my intentions Marry me Bartender I want to drink until I forget she said no Bartender I want to drink until I forget I ever asked Dear Bartender I want to drink until I remember she said yes ***** til my head rings wedding bells Gin til my body ticks raw rice *** til my cheeks flush honeymoon Tequila til my ring finger itches Whiskey until she loves me too Whiskey until she come back Whiskey
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Feb 24, 2013
Feb 24, 2013 at 4:39 PM UTC
Dear Bartender
Exotic petals of yellow, Hot pink and leaves of green A sunrise of baby blues And clouds made of cream. .  A lei of Hibiscus Whiskey and Tequila too A paradise of softheartedness Where the sun will never set on you. Lilac skies in the west Clouds made with a dash of tangerine   A Pink Flamingo guarding her nest A sight straight out of daydreams. The spirits sway   In the shadows of the palm trees So come on down and meet us by the Cay And let all your fears fall away. ad
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Mar 30, 2018
Mar 30, 2018 at 8:27 PM UTC
fake flowers
prom itself is just an overglorified dance the after party is where the real fun begins sitting at the kitchen table of my best friend's house sipping strawberry margaritas her mom made then progressing to shots of tequila and playing shots uno, steadily getting more and more dizzy until i'm trying to twerk on a wall and calling my friends to tell them i love them pretending to be a koala on an armrest updating my snapchat story so people at other gatherings can be jealous forgetting how to pull my pants back up in the bathroom talking to my ex boyfriend for an hour on the phone, telling him exactly why i didn't dance with him at prom and that i fingered myself for a boy and i wanted to tell him and everyone, for that matter, about her but i didn't because rejection and rumors are my worst enemies he stays quiet and the only sound left is my frantic whispering that i hope i stay this happy in the morning because sober me lays in the deep end of the spectrum of sadness
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May 4, 2014
May 4, 2014 at 4:30 PM UTC
prom-iscuous
I know that I will never marry Jimmy Fallon or Donald Glover or Joseph Gordon-Levitt. I know that despite the myths, Brussels sprouts taste awesome. I know that one too many tequila shots will automatically turn you into a philosopher. I know that the sun sets in the East and rises in the West (or is it the other way around?) I know that I am most happiest when I'm surrounded by amazing friends in the unseasonably warm March sun and a banjo is playing. I know that a smile straightens everything out. I know that although you can't forget the past, you can't let it dictate your future. I know that having *** for the first time is weird, and so is **** I know that my hair is golden, my eyes are blue and I will never be stick-thin as hard as I try. I know that there are 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week and 12 months in a year. But it never seems to be enough time to figure out who you are. I know that people come and go but those that love and care for you will stay glued next to you no matter what. I know that as much as it hurts, you will get over love. I know that I will never have the courage to rap publicly. I know that Kim Kardashian's *** is most likely not real. I know that travel truly broadens the mind. I know that I'm insecure and over analytical and anxious and easily frustrated. But I know that I'm also passionate and determined and a hopeless romantic and a picky eater and a restless sleeper. And above all: I know that when I look at you I see past your eyes. I know that when you're around I smile wider and laugh louder and flip my hair more often. I know I dress nicer to remind you how beautiful you think I am. I know that I forget to inhale and that the butterfly on my shoulder has to fly up to my ear and remind me to breathe. I know that I care about you more than anyone. I know that I let you into every pore of my body, every opening: my heart, my head, my... I know that I am willing to jump in with my whole body and risk being drenched in water for you. I know that I can make you as happy as you make me But I know that you're scared and vulnerable and hurt But if I'm sure of anything (and mind you, I'm not sure of much) I know that I will hurt and be afraid and breathe with you to make you love me.
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Apr 24, 2012
Apr 24, 2012 at 2:53 AM UTC
10 Things I Know to be True
I know that I will never marry Jimmy Fallon or Donald Glover or Joseph Gordon-Levitt. I know that despite the myths, Brussels sprouts taste awesome. I know that one too many tequila shots will automatically turn you into a philosopher. I know that the sun sets in the East and rises in the West (or is it the other way around?) I know that I am most happiest when I'm surrounded by amazing friends in the unseasonably warm March sun and a banjo is playing. I know that a smile straightens everything out. I know that although you can't forget the past, you can't let it dictate your future. I know that having *** for the first time is weird, and so is **** I know that my hair is golden, my eyes are blue and I will never be stick-thin as hard as I try. I know that there are 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week and 12 months in a year. But it never seems to be enough time to figure out who you are. I know that people come and go but those that love and care for you will stay glued next to you no matter what. I know that as much as it hurts, you will get over love. I know that I will never have the courage to rap publicly. I know that Kim Kardashian's *** is most likely not real. I know that travel truly broadens the mind. I know that I'm insecure and over analytical and anxious and easily frustrated. But I know that I'm also passionate and determined and a hopeless romantic and a picky eater and a restless sleeper. And above all: I know that when I look at you I see past your eyes. I know that when you're around I smile wider and laugh louder and flip my hair more often. I know I dress nicer to remind you how beautiful you think I am. I know that I forget to inhale and that the butterfly on my shoulder has to fly up to my ear and remind me to breathe. I know that I care about you more than anyone. I know that I let you into every pore of my body, every opening: my heart, my head, my... I know that I am willing to jump in with my whole body and risk being drenched in water for you. I know that I can make you as happy as you make me But I know that you're scared and vulnerable and hurt But if I'm sure of anything (and mind you, I'm not sure of much) I know that I will hurt and be afraid and breathe with you to make you love me.
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His brother’s on my arm; Cursing the opposing appendage, For I’d killed his only sibling. And I’d lie. And I’d die. I’d admit to none other, But come the beer-scented blood he’d know – My sibling’d just been married. My other sibling’d just cursed mom. My other sibling’d kissed a girl. And the other, more just than most, Ventured nether; near and dying. Leaving me ripe And if only pursued, by all that’d ever odyssey; Family, vengeance and nature. So to, brother feeds. And I’d lie. And I’d die. And I’d admit to none other – His caress and how my arm’d gone lukewarm. The only, “kiss,” in years and almost a first, Come lonely soul to feed, in addition a few more.
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Jun 11, 2015
Jun 11, 2015 at 9:24 AM UTC
Tequila Mosquito (2)
Who gives a rats *** If you prefer a **** in your *** Or your **** rubbing against another When did sexuality matter I've seen the red of their veins Pour out just as quickly as mine I've watched as they understood love Fat better than I could ever hope to achieve Yet she can't marry her Or he can't be seen with him Holding hands an kissing Hell I'll hug a gay man quicker than my brother I'll flirt with a lesbian Even though we both know I'm going nowhere It was never about who they dated Who they decided to fall in love with The only thing that mattered to me An will ever matter Is how they can show me what love is What holding someone important to them Really looks like What everybody else thinks Is just a matter of opinion I don't give a **** I can call a gay guy queer I can call a lesbian a **** And they'll smile with pride They know who they are What they are And we're the aliens in the community Thinking we know everything When dd sexuality matter I'll smoke a blunt with my gay homie Drink tequila with my lesbian friend Flirt with them both Simply because I'm the one Who's going home alone I love them Not because their gay But because they can make me laugh A hell of a lot better than my straight friends Sexuality shouldn't matter Personality is what gets me
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Oct 1, 2014
Oct 1, 2014 at 3:12 AM UTC
When Did Sexuality Matter
Perfection Is constant. It’s everywhere And in everything. But our perception of it is not. For us, Perfection is fleeting. It comes in small doses Like a shot of tequila. It shocks on impact Then warms from within. Perfection lingers For as long as the good feeling stays. The problem? We know that shortly The liquor will wear off And the world will again be ***** Smelly Ugly Imperfect. But you… You stay. You stay past the buzz Past the next-morning feeling Past the hangover Past the fog. You’re still here. You’re still perfect. Because what people don’t get is that since nothing is perfect, Everything Is perfect. Perfection isn’t a shot of tequila But a long Tall Drink Of water. Perfection is a breath of fresh air, Or maybe even stagnant, Because perfection Is everywhere. Perfection is that tree over here That lake over there The crazy blue streak In that girl’s light brown hair. Perfection Is constant. It’s the waves crashing The river flowing The clock ticking away every moment we spend together, Glowing. Perfection Is your mother telling you it’s time to come home. My father telling me to hang up the phone. Your best friend taking a year long vacation My history suddenly obtaining clarification. Perfection is learning From stupid mistakes. Perfection is holding hands Through all the heartaches. Perfection is black rivers flowing down your gorgeous perfect face And perfection is knowing there’s nothing we can’t shake. Because perfection is there In every code-name fight And perfection is there Through every sleepless night. Perfection is present On the drives along winding lanes And perfection is present When we hide from cars in vain. Perfection is you And perfection is me Because through all our flaws We’re as perfect as perfect can be. Yet the world still doesn’t understand that Nothing is perfection So perfection Is everything.
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May 4, 2016
May 4, 2016 at 10:22 PM UTC
Perception
Perfection Is constant. It’s everywhere And in everything. But our perception of it is not. For us, Perfection is fleeting. It comes in small doses Like a shot of tequila. It shocks on impact Then warms from within. Perfection lingers For as long as the good feeling stays. The problem? We know that shortly The liquor will wear off And the world will again be ***** Smelly Ugly Imperfect. But you… You stay. You stay past the buzz Past the next-morning feeling Past the hangover Past the fog. You’re still here. You’re still perfect. Because what people don’t get is that since nothing is perfect, Everything Is perfect. Perfection isn’t a shot of tequila But a long Tall Drink Of water. Perfection is a breath of fresh air, Or maybe even stagnant, Because perfection Is everywhere. Perfection is that tree over here That lake over there The crazy blue streak In that girl’s light brown hair. Perfection Is constant. It’s the waves crashing The river flowing The clock ticking away every moment we spend together, Glowing. Perfection Is your mother telling you it’s time to come home. My father telling me to hang up the phone. Your best friend taking a year long vacation My history suddenly obtaining clarification. Perfection is learning From stupid mistakes. Perfection is holding hands Through all the heartaches. Perfection is black rivers flowing down your gorgeous perfect face And perfection is knowing there’s nothing we can’t shake. Because perfection is there In every code-name fight And perfection is there Through every sleepless night. Perfection is present On the drives along winding lanes And perfection is present When we hide from cars in vain. Perfection is you And perfection is me Because through all our flaws We’re as perfect as perfect can be. Yet the world still doesn’t understand that Nothing is perfection So perfection Is everything.
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I've been feeling blue lately. I've drown my sorrows in Tequila. I felt my throat all burning up, But the pain's worth it, you know?
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Feb 23, 2015
Feb 23, 2015 at 11:02 PM UTC
Blue
I’m an apricot , ripe on the tree - ready for picking I am a cherry , offering to be popped 3 tequila shots or the equivalent of a blurred memory inside me my heart is bleeding a little at the acts my body is moving through i am bleeding a little at the acts my body is moving through i bleed for 4 days , 5 days. i am amazed that he pulled out. i find that incredible - as if a man is wild in the act of mergence and unable to control himself , ideas of male/female roles imprinted on me from parents , **** and public school  - where girls are made into women at 13 , we discuss when we will “lose our virginity” i say 15 if i’m ready (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) i should expect him to *** inside me , because i am the subservient woman and he should do as he pleases i think it magical his heightened awareness - i see his majestic beauty on his well formed muscles and the hotel room his family owns , or the kick *** motorbike he drives and the supply of beachfront joints. and still it is now 1 year later that i am in pain. a fire on my heart and a sick feeling in my stomach i am sick because i swallowed the lies and hated myself , i truly believed i was worth that level of respect. the fire burns swiftly in my heart because i am enraged and sorrowful at my ignorance. I am partly ashamed at my lack of empathy for myself and partly in awe at my magnificence. We look at virginity as pure , unsoiled. Pure. Unsoiled. **** Subconsciously telling our mothers , sisters , aunties and grandma’s that they are ***** for exercising their basic ****** function. Shaming us for feeling pleasure.....the connotations are different for brothers , fathers , uncles and grandpas. A pat of well done on the back , you are now a “man”.............well .. i’ll be ****** it amazes me how these sly , low blows are hidden right in plain sight. well fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk that ! I know i love myself now with the respect i would rain down upon any other fellow being . i wish : for them and me to be able to love without fear, disgust and shame. i wish to allow my energy from that moment to feed others who need help along their path of self-love. Now my cosmic womb is treated with respect and reverence enjoying myself freely. Oh but , i will say thank you , and a sensi bow , for the lesson learnt. Never again will i put others on a pedestal they have not earnt. Especially if it has anything to do with my *****
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May 10, 2014
May 10, 2014 at 10:29 AM UTC
We are not bound unless we say so
I’m an apricot , ripe on the tree - ready for picking I am a cherry , offering to be popped 3 tequila shots or the equivalent of a blurred memory inside me my heart is bleeding a little at the acts my body is moving through i am bleeding a little at the acts my body is moving through i bleed for 4 days , 5 days. i am amazed that he pulled out. i find that incredible - as if a man is wild in the act of mergence and unable to control himself , ideas of male/female roles imprinted on me from parents , **** and public school  - where girls are made into women at 13 , we discuss when we will “lose our virginity” i say 15 if i’m ready (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) i should expect him to *** inside me , because i am the subservient woman and he should do as he pleases i think it magical his heightened awareness - i see his majestic beauty on his well formed muscles and the hotel room his family owns , or the kick *** motorbike he drives and the supply of beachfront joints. and still it is now 1 year later that i am in pain. a fire on my heart and a sick feeling in my stomach i am sick because i swallowed the lies and hated myself , i truly believed i was worth that level of respect. the fire burns swiftly in my heart because i am enraged and sorrowful at my ignorance. I am partly ashamed at my lack of empathy for myself and partly in awe at my magnificence. We look at virginity as pure , unsoiled. Pure. Unsoiled. **** Subconsciously telling our mothers , sisters , aunties and grandma’s that they are ***** for exercising their basic ****** function. Shaming us for feeling pleasure.....the connotations are different for brothers , fathers , uncles and grandpas. A pat of well done on the back , you are now a “man”.............well .. i’ll be ****** it amazes me how these sly , low blows are hidden right in plain sight. well fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk that ! I know i love myself now with the respect i would rain down upon any other fellow being . i wish : for them and me to be able to love without fear, disgust and shame. i wish to allow my energy from that moment to feed others who need help along their path of self-love. Now my cosmic womb is treated with respect and reverence enjoying myself freely. Oh but , i will say thank you , and a sensi bow , for the lesson learnt. Never again will i put others on a pedestal they have not earnt. Especially if it has anything to do with my *****
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I cut one swiftly, the acidic elixir dripping through my fingers unto my inebriating, rustic drink.
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Apr 5, 2014
Apr 5, 2014 at 1:09 PM UTC
Tequila
My gorilla wears tennis shoes He reads the paper and sings the blues My gorilla, my gorilla My gorilla, he's a sensitive guy I took him out for a wedding, and man did he cry! Tears all down his tie Well, he can drive most greens from the back tees But his putting brings him to his knees My gorilla, my gorilla My gorilla loves pork and beans He rides a scooter in his cut-off jeans My gorilla, my gorilla He can make a mean souffle He's great with omelets, but his specialty is flambe So I eat one every day! He's been working hard on a half pike But his cannonball empties the pool My gorilla, my gorilla My gorilla is so much fun He buys taquitos for everyone My gorilla, my gorilla My gorilla loves tequila with lime He's taking classes at a school for mime Cracks me up every time! Well, he's looking cool in his "white face" And his French beret looks oh so fine My gorilla, my gorilla Oh yeah...
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Jan 21, 2013
Jan 21, 2013 at 4:46 PM UTC
My Gorilla
Translation follows mahal kong tequila, iniibig kita. ako'y pinakamaligaya kapag kasama ka. at sa 'yong piling ako'y nahuhumaling walang ibang hinihiling, wala ring nagsisinungaling. mahal kong tequila, mahal ka ngang talaga. kung ika'y naging mura, pagkain ka ng masa. dahil sa 'yong piling wala nang problema calamansi at asin ang tanging kasama. masarap pa siguro kung boyfriend kita. aba, Jose Cuervo.. ang ganda pa sa mata! *Rough translation: My beloved tequila I love you. I am happiest In your company. In your embrace I find extreme closeness appealing No more requests, No one lies. My beloved tequila I've paid for so dear. If you'd have been cheaper, The masses would cheer. Because in your embrace Problems are no more Lime and salt Are our only companions. It would be a treat If you'd be my boyfriend. Hmm, Jose Cuervo.. The name fits!*
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Jul 14, 2011
Jul 14, 2011 at 8:44 AM UTC
oh, tequila
There’s nothing wrong with the neighbors That a few rounds Won’t settle down They are Mexicans after all And understand the brutal language Of the gun They only laugh and get louder Whenever the cops Come around But they know that the mix Of gunsmoke and anger Means Turn the **** music down Enough Fiesta Night after night Enough Tequila Day after day Don’t **** your neighbor off Or the next one Might come your way… Ole’!
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Aug 6, 2014
Aug 6, 2014 at 4:14 PM UTC
There's nothing wrong with the neighbors
I was dancing on a coffee table last night and I was so happy I almost started crying tears of tequila and realization, that I am more than enough for me. My hair spinning to the beat and my skirt catching in the breeze. I’ve been overplaying the same Drake songs, thinking he wrote those lyrics all for me. And it’s crazy that I might let you believe you have ever had any hold over me.
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May 6, 2016
May 6, 2016 at 5:05 PM UTC
Views
Unto Him I am glued my King of Prussia. oxytocin- dopamine dilated his pupils inside his blue green as I entered Him, eons ago, and never came out He left but returned to my abode for me or his Tequila. I wanted to fall down crying beg him to take me with him to his heaven Saving me from the hellish existence But pain was greater then tears to convince HIM. ~~ Into his song YESTERDAY I merged  and with one voice we often sing it from that time on and on. I became his song his moon and stars. Although our fame sleeps as beauty rested in a glass coffin; with one leap across the gap chaos that one butcher with medical ignorant lies opened up and three  of us got evaporated. With one song each in heart we bridged that chasm. In his art we thrive yet for long. To Him to his heart of gold I slowly walk to, his ancient bride. Into our holy temple of forever, straight to his heart and open arms United in one single thought. Our own Taj Majal to reign we did plan to build. Into mine eye pupils, grasping all of his substance in his light projecting all was received My intergalactic time traveler. Interchangeable we are. In me he finds more than wisdom he finds truth a true artist. Our true love bittersweet. Before Him I Joyfully crumble kneeling As he embraces my swollen teary eyes and merging me Into to his heart and arms I surrender grace, charm and complete trust. There! In confining solitude In the darkest of mine nights My brightest sunny days it's him I hear, love and seek. I understand, worship and adore him forever more He's my true love! Luna tell Him! That I love him the most. ~~~~~~ Mr. And Mrs Andrew And Karijinbba. All rights reserved
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Mar 17, 2022
Mar 17, 2022 at 4:10 PM UTC
Luna tell Him
Unto Him I am glued my King of Prussia. oxytocin- dopamine dilated his pupils inside his blue green as I entered Him, eons ago, and never came out He left but returned to my abode for me or his Tequila. I wanted to fall down crying beg him to take me with him to his heaven Saving me from the hellish existence But pain was greater then tears to convince HIM. ~~ Into his song YESTERDAY I merged  and with one voice we often sing it from that time on and on. I became his song his moon and stars. Although our fame sleeps as beauty rested in a glass coffin; with one leap across the gap chaos that one butcher with medical ignorant lies opened up and three  of us got evaporated. With one song each in heart we bridged that chasm. In his art we thrive yet for long. To Him to his heart of gold I slowly walk to, his ancient bride. Into our holy temple of forever, straight to his heart and open arms United in one single thought. Our own Taj Majal to reign we did plan to build. Into mine eye pupils, grasping all of his substance in his light projecting all was received My intergalactic time traveler. Interchangeable we are. In me he finds more than wisdom he finds truth a true artist. Our true love bittersweet. Before Him I Joyfully crumble kneeling As he embraces my swollen teary eyes and merging me Into to his heart and arms I surrender grace, charm and complete trust. There! In confining solitude In the darkest of mine nights My brightest sunny days it's him I hear, love and seek. I understand, worship and adore him forever more He's my true love! Luna tell Him! That I love him the most. ~~~~~~ Mr. And Mrs Andrew And Karijinbba. All rights reserved
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I was fairly drunk when it began and I took out my bottle and used it along the way. I was reading a week or two after Kandel and I did not look quite as pretty but I brought it off and we ended up at the Webbs, 6, 8, 10 of us, and I drank scotch, wine, beer, tequila and noticed a nice one sitting next to me - one tooth missing when she smiled, lovely, and I put my arm around her and began loading her with ******** when I awakened at 10 a.m. the next morning I was in a strange house in bed with this woman. she was asleep but looked familiar. I got up and here was one kid running around in a crib and another one running around the floor in pajamas. I picked up a letter addressed to one "Betsy R.", so I went back and said, "hey, Betsy, there are kids running around all over this place." "oh Hank, **** it, I'm sick. I want to sleep, not rap." "but look, the ..." "make yourself some coffee." I put the *** on and the little boy ran up in his pajamas. I found a shirt and some pants and some shoes and dressed him. then I cleaned a bottle with hot water, filled it with milk and gave it to the kid in the crib. he went for it. then I went in and squeezed her hand. "I've got to go. are you all right ?" "yes, a little sick. but please don't feel bad." I called a yellow cab and we went back across town. is this what happened to D. Thomas ? I thought. if a man didn't think too much he could be proud of his little conquests - except that the women were better than we - asking nothing as we squirted our poetry our ******** our ***** to them. we were sick poets sick people. across town I knocked on the door of my host and hostess. "what happened ?" they asked. "nothing. got lost." they sat a beer in front of me and I drank it as if I were wordly: a piece-of-ass any-night anywhere type. "somebody got a cigarette ?" I asked. "sure, sure." I lit up and asked, "heard from Creely lately ?" not giving a **** whether they had or not.
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New Mexico
I was fairly drunk when it began and I took out my bottle and used it along the way. I was reading a week or two after Kandel and I did not look quite as pretty but I brought it off and we ended up at the Webbs, 6, 8, 10 of us, and I drank scotch, wine, beer, tequila and noticed a nice one sitting next to me - one tooth missing when she smiled, lovely, and I put my arm around her and began loading her with ******** when I awakened at 10 a.m. the next morning I was in a strange house in bed with this woman. she was asleep but looked familiar. I got up and here was one kid running around in a crib and another one running around the floor in pajamas. I picked up a letter addressed to one "Betsy R.", so I went back and said, "hey, Betsy, there are kids running around all over this place." "oh Hank, **** it, I'm sick. I want to sleep, not rap." "but look, the ..." "make yourself some coffee." I put the *** on and the little boy ran up in his pajamas. I found a shirt and some pants and some shoes and dressed him. then I cleaned a bottle with hot water, filled it with milk and gave it to the kid in the crib. he went for it. then I went in and squeezed her hand. "I've got to go. are you all right ?" "yes, a little sick. but please don't feel bad." I called a yellow cab and we went back across town. is this what happened to D. Thomas ? I thought. if a man didn't think too much he could be proud of his little conquests - except that the women were better than we - asking nothing as we squirted our poetry our ******** our ***** to them. we were sick poets sick people. across town I knocked on the door of my host and hostess. "what happened ?" they asked. "nothing. got lost." they sat a beer in front of me and I drank it as if I were wordly: a piece-of-ass any-night anywhere type. "somebody got a cigarette ?" I asked. "sure, sure." I lit up and asked, "heard from Creely lately ?" not giving a **** whether they had or not.
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Hey Harvey Wallbanger I’d like you to tie me to the bedpost, baby And press your fuzzy navel to my *slippery ****** Give me your white angel kiss and I’ll lie down like a brown cow While between the sheets you play the Italian stallion. Like a kamikaze pilot head for my pink squirrel Then give me your ol’ Alabama slammer And pack a *** punch* into that screwdriver of yours. I want a *screaming ****** That’ll send me to blue heaven. Wu Wu! So, don’t mention that ****** Mary* With her devil’s kiss, Or you’ll find I can give a snake bite that’s as deadly as a B-52. Instead let’s ride into the tequila sunset in our golden Cadillac For *** on the beach* And on the sea breeze we'll hear an old love song sung by a ‘salty dog’ with a Gibson And watch a tropical storm over Manhattan We'll go to Peppermint Patti’s café And order an Irish coffee and a large slice of cherry pie. Happy, after dark let’s drive home for a *sloe comfortable ***** with satin pillows* And fall into the sweet surrender of a summer dream.
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Mar 6, 2010
Mar 6, 2010 at 7:58 AM UTC
Cocktail Order
the screen the keyboard the small room the closed door locked door closed window blinders keeping the sun away a chair an empty stomach protesting against tequila more tequila ready you can write now
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May 20, 2019
May 20, 2019 at 7:56 AM UTC
writing setup
Christmas.... ugh Isn't this a perplexing situation? I have an interesting question... First, I know this poem is not perfection But does any one know what it's like To be utterly alone on what's supposed to be A most joyous day, surrounded by friends and family? That annoying cherubic man Won't be visiting my home It's just an idiotic holiday And no one cares I'll be alone No homemade Christmas dinner I might make myself a grade A steak I'll raise a toast to myself Nothing to boast about Probably just whiskey, bottom shelf I immense-ly hate Christmas Say I'm dense-ly, I don't care Been that way as long as I can remember From the makeshift tree, when I was three To being stuck homeless in a snow drift at sixteen I can count all the "merry Christmas's" I've received On one hand It's never been merry, or happy Most I got was engorged on stuffing And a poorly cooked, dried out Turkey No presents under the tree With a gift tag saying Melanie You know what? Sorry Quin, but this is too **** depressing... I quit... Tequila, Velveeta Distant, instant Solemn, Gollum Under-wear, I don't care Tiny, finely Flightless, loneliness Hindrance, appliance Backward, forward Orange, purge Rooftop, please stop Kringle, Pringles Ha! Invitations? No... Salutations...
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Dec 14, 2014
Dec 14, 2014 at 10:29 PM UTC
I Guess I'm Scrooge This Year (Quin's Christmas Challenge)
There are some people, Who will always do the right thing. These are the people, though, That seem to judge others, so harshly. good people, you see things so clearly, Too clearly. Surely, one mistake, however monumental Doesn't warrant condemnation, evermore? I want to be with the baddies, right now, because I am one. I feel like a pantomime villain. I want to hang out with Snow White's evil stepmother, or the Ugly Sisters, Down tequila with the Wicked Witch of the West. Fit company, for me. Not really, I don't believe that, but in my darkest moments, I do feel like a monster. Whose moral code did I defy? And does it matter? What does it matter, I don't care what matters, any more. Just call me Cruella, and **** me to Hell, It's nothing I'm not doing to myself, already. Drop a house on me, (The ***** is dead) Ding ****
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Sep 24, 2013
Sep 24, 2013 at 4:39 PM UTC
Pantomime villain
i say all the right things always thinking ahead never fully present, just hoping you won't recognize the mask hoping you'll fall in love with silly old me i wear my skinny jeans as a mask, ironically to conceal the fact that i'm both skinny and pale i drone on about helping people, when all i really wanna do is help myself only i can't does that make me a bad person? mostly, i'm pale because i live in a pitch black cave, forever haunted by bullies and ancient wounds it's the wounds that get you early, that are the hardest to heal still, i sometimes venture out of the cave recklessly careful, tequila is my kryptonite upgrades my powers to carefully reckless only i'm no superman i'm the clown that paints his wounds with bright colors that's a lie i'm more like cinderella with a beard always on the clock, waiting for the glass slipper to crack my **** is pretty cute though no kidding it's out there somewhere looking for that beautifully complicated wound hoping, wondering, is it compatible with mine?
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Apr 3, 2015
Apr 3, 2015 at 2:50 PM UTC
Masquerade
The American said: let's drink the words. She was so right. A loquacious gin & tonic An acerbic Darwinian daiquiri on ice A French martini disrupted not stirred A mojito muddled in abstinence A Belfast bomber & brimstone Love on the Rocks with perpetual dissent *** on the Beach with a dash of chilli & lime ***** scorpion splashed in ironic ascension Dark *** stifled by the sting of a disturbance Love scented petals infused with tequila worms Salubrious shots of Sambuca Absinthe toasted in lunacy flakes This is my bar. Choose your poison wisely
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Aug 28, 2013
Aug 28, 2013 at 4:34 PM UTC
Let's Drink the Words
In Đà Nẵng my friends cradled me like a child. We screamed Taylor bridges, tequila-toasted in bars until the lights blurred. A single candle in the bathroom danced warm sighs through open windows, and all felt calm. I grew new muscles balancing on a motorcycle, sometimes gripping Harry’s jacket, sometimes throwing my weight into the wind. The city flared neon and gasoline in stuttered traffic, but along the coast he drove so fast the vibrations in my chest harmonized. I pictured my bones becoming butterflies if I let go. I had entered the Year of the Dragon on a futon, swayed to half-sleep by a hundred chanting voices from the temple next door. I did not dream of dragons. I only learned to breathe fire. At midnight Bailey stood at an ancestral altar, kumquat branches, apricot blossoms, red envelopes, wine, burning full sticks of incense, and smoking half a pack of Esse Lights. This is how the year turns over safely. Tết is not about faith; it’s about continuity. The Year of the Snake slid in with new bones and old habits. It hissed that suffering could be scripture until letters slithered free from the page and coiled like cold jewelry around my wrist. I didn’t make it for Tết that year no silk áo dài, blood orange, too big for a body that learned shrinking before it learned staying. That was the shedding. Salt water peeling old skin away, songs shouted so loud they drowned the ache, poems that did not start tragic, nights when my body finally kept time with the moon. At home the water did not move. At home the dog’s teeth found my hope. A terrified mouth rerouted rivers through my soft parts. A jewel carved from my nose. Six punctures blooming across my arms like altars. In Vietnamese stories the snake waits beneath the water to claim whoever dares the bank. I wonder if I was chosen the moment I opened my mouth in those bars, when I leaned into the bike’s curve as if danger could be a swan song. Now I lie awake at hours unnamed, tracing scars that hiss answers back. Something from Vietnam keeps breathing through me, the candle’s heat, the coast’s long nerve, voices braided into salt and night, and I cannot tell if they are echoes or fangs testing the dark. They say snakes shed to grow, but no one warns you how thin the new skin feels, how everything burns against it, how you mistake survival for prophecy. I touch the scar and wonder if I am still that girl clinging to the bike, or if the snake has already swallowed me, patient, sleepless, feeding on my own venom.
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Sep 11, 2025
Sep 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM UTC
The Year of the Snake
In Đà Nẵng my friends cradled me like a child. We screamed Taylor bridges, tequila-toasted in bars until the lights blurred. A single candle in the bathroom danced warm sighs through open windows, and all felt calm. I grew new muscles balancing on a motorcycle, sometimes gripping Harry’s jacket, sometimes throwing my weight into the wind. The city flared neon and gasoline in stuttered traffic, but along the coast he drove so fast the vibrations in my chest harmonized. I pictured my bones becoming butterflies if I let go. I had entered the Year of the Dragon on a futon, swayed to half-sleep by a hundred chanting voices from the temple next door. I did not dream of dragons. I only learned to breathe fire. At midnight Bailey stood at an ancestral altar, kumquat branches, apricot blossoms, red envelopes, wine, burning full sticks of incense, and smoking half a pack of Esse Lights. This is how the year turns over safely. Tết is not about faith; it’s about continuity. The Year of the Snake slid in with new bones and old habits. It hissed that suffering could be scripture until letters slithered free from the page and coiled like cold jewelry around my wrist. I didn’t make it for Tết that year no silk áo dài, blood orange, too big for a body that learned shrinking before it learned staying. That was the shedding. Salt water peeling old skin away, songs shouted so loud they drowned the ache, poems that did not start tragic, nights when my body finally kept time with the moon. At home the water did not move. At home the dog’s teeth found my hope. A terrified mouth rerouted rivers through my soft parts. A jewel carved from my nose. Six punctures blooming across my arms like altars. In Vietnamese stories the snake waits beneath the water to claim whoever dares the bank. I wonder if I was chosen the moment I opened my mouth in those bars, when I leaned into the bike’s curve as if danger could be a swan song. Now I lie awake at hours unnamed, tracing scars that hiss answers back. Something from Vietnam keeps breathing through me, the candle’s heat, the coast’s long nerve, voices braided into salt and night, and I cannot tell if they are echoes or fangs testing the dark. They say snakes shed to grow, but no one warns you how thin the new skin feels, how everything burns against it, how you mistake survival for prophecy. I touch the scar and wonder if I am still that girl clinging to the bike, or if the snake has already swallowed me, patient, sleepless, feeding on my own venom.
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