Dedication

Fix me
a drink
stay near
a while
I’m far from
the she
who you admire so
a drink makes me happy
a drink makes me sad
a drank numbs my pain
yet you still know my name

stay near a while
and let me be
the confused woman
who cried
shamelessly
in public

crying alone
is not so much fun
its like
being in a room
without a view

I’m not
a brave woman
without
a comforting  drink

so please
come a little
closer
let me feel
your warmth
I know
you don’t like
the me that you see

but please
stay
and keep
me company

as I fall
apart
in slurred
slow motion
your drunken mother
causing a commotion

please
fix me
one last drink
soon
I’ll be out
stone cold

and then you will be
just another stranger.

(c)2007.21.7 Lenny Gazbowski