instant drunk
the year I became an instant drunk,
the year I became an instant drunk,
full of hustle, (“excuse me, man”),
full of hustle, (“excuse me, man”),
sliding over to some vacant creaky barstool, methodically,
sliding over to some vacant creaky barstool, methodically,
inadvertently singeing the ends of some barmaid’s stringy hair with my half lit stogie,
inadvertently singeing the ends of some barmaid’s stringy hair with my half lit stogie,
then considering her swoon away,
then considering her swoon away,
and almost deliberately,
and almost deliberately,
falling into her personal ecstasy from this,
falling into her personal ecstasy from this,
her latest fire
her latest fire
yup, in less than a year I officially became an instant drunk,
yup, in less than a year I officially became an instant drunk,
thrilling over a repeated first burp,
thrilling over a repeated first burp,
slouching while stirring another glass reticently,
slouching while stirring another glass reticently,
lingering onto every echo that harmless sound made:
lingering onto every echo that harmless sound made:
buuurrrppp…
buuurrrppp…
becoming enamored by the jangle of the rebound it made
becoming enamored by the jangle of the rebound it made
so this is just how my adolescence was spent
so this is just how my adolescence was spent
somewhere down there in steamy Mississippi,
somewhere down there in steamy Mississippi,
comfortably lost
comfortably lost
another wasted youth buried in those balmy Bayou trenches,
another wasted youth buried in those balmy Bayou trenches,
another wasted youth playing hooky from the infamous Tupelo Technical School
another wasted youth playing hooky from the infamous Tupelo Technical School
7/74
7/74
Bisbee, Az
Bisbee, Az