THE CURSE OF A NON DRINKER
i don't drink much
now ain't that sad,
I see the world the way I see it
and know it well
ah well - so be it.
Comments
Brian - you'll have to pull yourself together (or let yourself go) - thanks...
Don, I'm up a creek without a boat - Don comes by to check what I wrote, his approbation makes it float. (It should be shit creek but it doesn't sound right).
Lisa, thank you - I do get you and the fact that rage can be let loose or not according to the drinker. Most often murders are committed under the shadow of the bottle. Then again a tiny minority. Where is this going? All the best to you!
Ray
Drinkers are inflicters
Who don't really mean any harm
But those who drink full of rage
Should do so ' locked up in ones very own cage.
The none drinkers and none stinkers can enjoy the atmosphere
You'll drink your 7up
While I finish my beer
Cheers to all
Who doesn't judge
And those who know boundaries
And won't constantly nudge
For you to join in on what they see as fun
???
"but it does for me punctuate the philosophy of a grudging acceptance of sobriety with its lack of pleasure"
I agree. The omission of 'ah well' would lose something. It's inclusion was important. To me.
<Deleted User> (18980)
Wed 4th Sep 2019 13:29
I don't drink much these days...I spill most of it.
Thanks for the likes, Jon and Kate.
Hi Trevor. It's easy to try being clever with the sound of word bites which can be tempting, but you're right I started with a view and hope it came across succinctly. Your point with the last line would certainly tidy up the poem, but it does for me punctuate the philosophy of a grudging acceptance of sobriety with its lack of pleasure I suppose. Thanks for that though.
Ruth, it can be quite surreal to be the only sober person, but I can act a bit squiffy and blend in. I've got to be quite good at it. Being a pianist I have seen the rise of comfort zones at functions over the course of many evenings.
Cheers Don. I like it 'cause it saves time....
Ray
I like ones of such brevity. They hide a lot between the lines as Trevor says.
It's like alcoholic's A- non ymous in reverse Hi I'm Ray a non drinker please forgive me. Nowt so enlightening for the consciousness than to be the only sober one in a room full of drunk people!
These little homilies contain more than it appears at first glance - insights which 'exist between the lines' I suspect. I think the last line reads better minus 'ah well,. Cheers Ray
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raypool
Thu 5th Sep 2019 22:19
David - my secret is that initiation was a puny affair , my dad trying to get me to take to it, me failing somewhat , but thriving in the beard department after he tried to shave me leaving sore wheals. He was easily pissed, and so am I . Drink is a very unsteady guide dog for me. But yes, my friend, I do like the dark Guinness and i'll have one much thankee.
Ray.