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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
7th May 2013 2:58am
The Drunken Poet
"The smell of ink is intoxicating to me- others may have wine, but I have poetry." -Terri Guillemets
I
Stumble.
Fumbling
In a drunken rage
Tearing through page after page
Ever the more engaged
At the words placed before face
The TASTE...
The taste more intoxicating than the finest wine
Aged, perfectly timed
I dare not decline
For fear that all that is dear will fall away like a tear
I breathe this
This thing that many see as a game is how I maintain
Mind frame untamed ...
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