Sunday, 3 June 2012

A Drinkers Tale


After my stomach churns
My eyes lurch into focus
My breath smells like a badgers arse

The sick is crusty on my stubble
Everything is fragile
Wobbling to and fro, I make my way downstairs

Empty cans, fags and stress
I pour myself a large one,
need to obliterate this mess
It goes down too easily,
so I reach for the bottle
My senses are slow, but the beast is being fed

Hair of the dog, my arse
Soon pissed as a fart and loving it

Drawing pictures in my mind
The beast is destructive, the time is now

Warm, rancid, bubbly filth
Alcohol is running through my veins
The familiar feelings return
I am the king of my destiny


Copyright © Ian Boyd 2002

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