The whiskey and the beer.
Whisky (Photo credit: chi-ryu)
The whiskey and the beer.
A Poem by Coyote Poetry
Easy to hide in the wrong things and places.
I kissed her whiskey soaked lips. Told her. ” Beauty is one more bloody thing to blind us from the truth.”
“Now we are ugly with disappointment. It don’t matter, beauty isn’t what we need now.”
I ordered a pint of good English lager and a double shot of Jack Daniels.
We sit together daily. Two strangers with no place to go. Somehow misery bring two confused people together.
Somehow we become one for a time. Trying to rebirth the desire for flesh and life.
Even the flesh become less needed with no hope and dreams. I wrap my arms around her in the late night.
Trying to give comfort to someone fighting dead and old ghost and pain.
I wake up. I release her and make some morning coffee.
I pour the coffee into my cup. I added some Jim Beam to give the coffee strength.
She awake. Her tire eyes looking at me needing a kind voice and coffee.
I pour her a cup of coffee and added some whiskey. I told her. “We will be alright.”
Coyote
1985
It’s neat you got a lot of likes for this poem. I enjoyed it so much, i read two people trying to make it work, my favorite line
“I pour the coffee into my cup. I added some Jim Beam to give the coffee strength.”
please give my work a chance too, also i like the 1st pic. my boyfriend dreams of serving his country’s military.
John, I really love this piece. Excellent work.
Old memories become better with time.. Thank you for the comment.
As always, it is an honor to read your work. Also, thank you so much for serving your country as well. God bless.
Excellent poem, and very truthful.
Easy to fall upon the bad road. A excellent poem.
I have to agree with Maryanne, above,
Bluebird!
“there’s a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I pour whiskey on him and inhale
cigarette smoke” (Bukowski, Charles)
I need to read some Bukowski. Thank you for the comment.
Enjoy young man, 55 is hardly “old”. Thanks for the intriquing life stories.
Hi John, 55 is hardly “old” … you have a lot of living left to do. Must say you have had an exciting and
intriguing life so far. Enjoy, young man.
Thank you for the comment. I hope I have a few years left.
” Beauty is one more bloody thing to blind us from the truth.” – Such a truthful statement.
I stole a line from Leonard Cohen. He was talking to Joplin at the Chelsea Hotel. “We don’t have the beauty. We have the music.” Thank you for the comment.
Very Bukowski-ish!
Thank you for the comment. I like the old poetry. Today I can’t stand the smell of whiskey. Old age made me wise and more careful. I look back in time and wonder how I made 55 years of life?
At 49 I’m right behind you and I too never imagined I’d not only mellow so much but even become such a positive person
But, yes, definitely look back at certain times with a fondness, regardless
Me too.