Wednesday, March 5, 2008

You want to write about drinking?

You want to write about
drinking?

It's been done
and don't think you're the first son of a bitch
to get drunk
and make mistakes
and sleep in the hallway.

You're not even the second
who loves the music
that transcends time,
you're the eight millionth
who wants to write poetry
that keeps you from the gutter
and makes them think:

Maybe
my life
the reader
isn't quite so pathetic
as the writer
who loves the music
that transcends time.