Kentucky Bourbon
I wanted to feel dizzy again,
with the input of experiences leading to ambivalences in emotions I let in
I remember you,
I think
at least I try to remind myself after I drink
I’m not sunk yet, but I sink
admiring the one who drowns themself in ink
as I stare curiously without blinks
I spend so much time thinking about the right questions to ask,
you were here a short forever and gone so fast
memories from a flask, do you also, in bourbon bask?
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Love “you were here a short forever” – a great longing poem
Your use of rhyme and space grabbed me. The beginning line: “I wanted to feel dizzy again” is a great start and then “I remember you,/I think/at least I try to remind myself after I drink” is great
Those are such great moments!
Nice.
I in bourbon bask
on occasion.
Great line breaks!
” not sunk yet, but I sink ”
is gold.
Bourbon bookends seal it.
Good write.
P.s. I’m gonna use that line as an epigraph.
Absolutely agree!
Bourbon bookends!!!! hah! Love it.
How heartfelt.
The impact of flavorful rhyme throughout this poem made it a joy, but I also love your casual tone.
This poem is like the kindest gentleman at the Blue Stallion: reflective and private but also open to making a new friend over a glass.
Cheers!
This line:
“…leading to ambivalences in emotions I let in”
Like allowing oneself to choose the action that will allow us to feel? Or the opposite? lol. Either way or both fit…? And clever!
Sometimes I question my interpretation as a whole.
“not sunk yet, but sink” aware of the sinking…
I like this snippet of thought and allowing the yearning
Hey Mary, thanks for reading!
Yes,
“Like allowing oneself to choose the action that will allow us to feel?”