I’m not that drunk
I just need falafels
And she says
she can’t make bones.
So it’s a shame we’re
not drinking tequila tonight.
Because there’s
no worms in whiskey.
And what she needs
is a bucketful of
maggots.
To eat the meat from the ghosts
To make them skinny and slow
Supermodel thin.
But without
the pout.
She needs to rattle the
skeletons in her
graveyard.
Shake them up.
Make them boogie.
Let them party
One
Last
Time
Then…
Chop off some heads.
Break them apart.
Store them
in the crypt
on the shelf
of her choice.
Like a bone hotel, or…
perhaps a hostel.
That would be nice
and cheap
(she said that)
No five star for posh
No room service
in her heart.
(she said that too)
Stack them high and
stand back to take a glance
at how neat, how tidy
how put away
they all look.
And how put out, too.
Then she can join the dance in the graveyard
howl at the moon with the monster and the wolf
And revel in how fleshy she is.
Erin Lyall, 2 months ago
I can totally relate to this.. and I don’t even know if it’s what you meant but I can anyway.
Jessica Tremp, 2 months ago
fleshier by the mintue…x thank you
Yasemin Sumner, 2 months ago
throws a bit of a tantrum
and loves this
Nicole Ryan, 2 months ago
this is brilliant
shake it loose
i love it :)
LisaG, 2 months ago
FUCK….....................Wow this is brilliant…....
natapee, 2 months ago
“I’m not that drunk
I just need falafels
And she says
she can’t make bones.
So it’s a shame we’re
not drinking tequila tonight.
Because there’s
no worms in whiskey.”
what a unique beginning.
i second the loving tantrum.
ladyb, 2 months ago
Best. Poem. Read. Tonight. Yep. x
Michael Alesich, 2 months ago
Great piece LV. I really got lost in the descriptions.
I have this image in my mind of the dancing skeletons.
Do they breakdance too?
TeriLee, 2 months ago
This is fantastic…..great writing!
iofthebeholder, 2 months ago
love it
Ryan J. Douglas, 2 months ago
enjoyed this immensely. particularly the 1st and 4th stanzas.