Bartender’s Lament

by Dennis Pickring - Sagittarius

© 3/14/01 Dennis L. Pickering
Sweet champagne smiles within your brain
Like magick on the window pane
But vodka is a bit more coarse
Upon that attitude of yours.

He smiles and smiles to get your dough
From you your paycheck here below
You sit and sit upon his stool
And give him everything you own.

He farms and farms his customers
To get them drunk and spending big
He’s not a ghost within your mind
Though you might think that time-to-time.

He comes to you like a gazelle
To encourage you to spend more
To occupy his dim lit lair
And withhold you from going home.
Birth sign: Sagittarius
Date created: 2001-10-01 00:42:55
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:45:08
Poem ID: 65240

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