whats left of me...

by tattooedbeatmessiah - Libra

laughing at 
myself,
i pour 
another
drink,
jack daniels
and coke in a
heineken pint glass,
my cat
sitting on my
lap,
purring,
contently,..

all those nites
sleeping on
benches,
in 
doorways,
in 
cars,
in 
others beds,

all those times
bumming
rides,
money,
living on nothing,
living for nothing,
working shit jobs
for shit pay,
just keeping 
one step
ahead of
starvation,
madness,
alcoholism....

fighting,
death
from loneliness,
from my own hands,

reading,
kerouac and bukowski
by streetlites,
by cheap chandelier
bar lites,
knowing,
all along
that i could 
make it,
someday,
somehow,

all those things
led up to
now,
sitting 
in front of 
this computer,
typing,
giving
you a piece
of me
some will never 
see...
thank you,
for letting me
share 
with you,
whats left of me...



Birth sign: Libra
Date created: 2001-09-26 19:38:27
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:45:07
Poem ID: 65164

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