Long Island Ice Tea=bad plan

A random poem...I'm drunk and emo...deal:-P


The story teller sings a song
Speaking of a lover’s kiss.
Idealism in his eyes
He sings songs wrought by bliss.

I wonder if he’s ever experienced
The stabbing pain
Of a lover’s slight.

He carries on with his guitar,
Singing songs into the night.

I wonder if he notices the shadow
In the background.

I hide in the dark,
Allowing his words to seep
Into my subconscious.
I don’t believe a thing he says.

Love isn’t kind.
It isn’t worth everything
That the heroes have died for
In stories of old.

It’s cruel,
And painful
And bleak.
It hurts one to the core,
Turning a heart of gold
To that of lead.

He doesn’t know.

With the ending chord of his guitar,
I sigh as
My hand solemnly grasps at my breast.

I feel cold.

I knew then
That I’d turn myself inside out
Just to feel
My heart beat
Underneath this layer of ice
I call my soul.

List of things to do this summer

Alright...this may be jumping the gun, but lately I've been thinking of ways to maximize my summer fun. I've come up with a list of things that I need to accomplish once school starts on August 26th. If anybody has any suggested additions, please feel free to tell me:-).

(Not in order)

1.) Get a tattoo...or two (pitta dosha...check it out).
2.) Read Tolstoy's War and Peace.
3.) Highlight my hair (not sure what color though).
4.) Read/watch the new Harry Potter book/movie.
5.) Climb at least one of the 46 highest peaks in the Adirondacks (Mt. Marcy, any takers??).
6.) Get up early enough to watch the sun rise once a week.
7.) Plan a benefit to raise money for a worthy cause (John Gurga or Darfur??).
8.) Lose ten pounds (for posterity's sake).
9.) Read a bunch of things actually (Sense and Sensibility, To Kill a Mockingbird, reread the Silmarillion, A Clockwork Orange, Dragons of Eden...).
10.) Conquer my fear of heights by doing the bungee swing at Great Escape (eee!).
11.) Get a fabulous tan.
12.) Obtain a pistol license.
13.) Sing on a street corner in Saratoga Springs.
14.) Learn basic Italian.
15.) Learn how to make a killer Long Island Ice Tea, as well as some other fun cocktails.


Okay, that's my list for now. Does anybody have any other ideas??? I'm open to all suggestions! Ciao...:-)

A Fragment

Another fragment, another piece...here it is for all to see.

Whispered words.
A flash of quicksilver in the dark,
Striking out at times unknown.
Your tongue is a weapon
of sophisticated torture.

I despair as I sink into ecstasy.

Baptized by the Bottle

So yeah...I was kind of feeling down, and decided to meld my mood into poetic nonsense. Here are the fruits of that effort.

*Baptized by the Bottle

Another night of solitude.
You could blame it on my attitude,
But I’d just blame it on the wine.

I reach for the bottle,
The cool glass comforting
Against my clammy palm.

I can barely lift the bottle to my lips.
I am weak,
But my resolve is strong.

My solace comes
At the bottom of the clear glass
Tomb.

I smile as the familiar
Tang of wine
Flirts with my parted lips.

It looks like blood.

Baptized.
The liquid burns a hole
through my throat.

It’s a small price to pay
When memories
Grow cobwebs in your mind.

The bottle slips from dead fingers.
I won’t remember this tomorrow.

I'll commit your memory to paper,
and drink a toast to it.

Baptized by the bottle.
Drinking to forget.