"Under The Influence"

*sips drink*

i was sitting on the corner of 14th & U 

& i had thought maybe ... just maybe 

a couple more drinks wouldn't be so bad

after all it is Sadderday .. right ?

*sips drink* 

"heyyyyy girlll, long time no see" 

yea this bar is bumpinnnnnn 

& the guise were jumpin to the opportunity to buy me a drink

"you straight?" ... 

i replied "yes ... Henny, on the rocks"

he orders with a smile "one for me & the lady"

he rubs his hand on the small of my back 

i sniff

his aroma, smelling of the Armani Code he purchased earlier 

& the Henny he purchased prior, slipping away from his breath ...  

i couldn't help but to flashback the night you

whispered my name ..

combed your fingers through my 24' Remy

$49.99 a pack

& you told me "i won't never hurt you"

*sip drink*

"so ... you from here?"

snapped back to reality the fire inside of me ceases

& i am brought back to those loud Sadderday nights on 14th & U

"yea .. born & raised .. you?"

"yea ... i live not to far off from 12th & ... *fades*

uh oh ... here we go again

the trip that i take ever so often when the brown Devil consumes me

on the outside i am on auto pilot .. but he doesn't know 

suddenly this drink has me remembering why i hate you

"why do you do this to me?"

open me up just to throw away the key & never come back ... 

you flee & constantly i am left here alone with my thoughts, & a 5th of Henny to numb the pain

i rage in anger & that glass that once swirled my drunken sorrows has now 

met the kitchen floor...

"oh my gosh ... i am so sorry, i didn't mean to do that

here.. lemme buy you another one"

the shatter snaps me back to reality 

as he avildy wipes off my cocktail dress

& orders me another drink

my mind syncs .. sinking into different thoughts 

but i mustn't show that my thoughts are else where

"oh, it's no problem ... accidents happen right?"

*spis drank*

i'm starting to think that i am under the influence...

that maybe his hand caressing my thigh is an inclination that he wants to play naughty

that my drinks are temporary allowing me to have a good time

while those nasty thoughts of you slip my mind

as if it were a bra strap slipping away from the shoulder

as my Victoria Secret panties drop to my knees

as that bathroom stall shakes with the fire and desire 

of a dozen armies .. but we are just releasing

consumed with liquid courage 

i must take a sip of my drink 

as my sudden daydream is becoming a reality

but before i go ..

*drnak sip*

hot & ready 

steady .. we can't let security see us 

you slip further away as his hand dances further & further down my back side

one hand bandit, my clothes have now landed on the bathroom floor

lock the door

and engage in what feels equivalent to childish gambino 

it is against the law to feel this dangerous 

this sloppy rendition of Brown Sugar 

burned every calorie i had to spare 

straighten up solider .. must have your act right

don't wanna get thrown out tonight

*spis dnrak*

"lemme ... lemme call you a cab.."

he's so sweet .. too bad they only come in one night packaging 

"aww but .. you don't .. you don't have do to that

i got ... i ... i got it"

get it together girl ... time to go home 

*waves bye*

"TAXIIIIIIIII"

as i hop into my cab 

i pull out my wallet as i recite my address

all i can help but notice is

it reeks of cigarettes, 7/11 beef patties &

 *sniffs*

"excuse me ... what fragrance is that?"

in his heavy Arab accent he replies "Armani Code"...

soon enough my drunken thoughts shoot back to you

the way your hand combed through my 24' Remy

$49.99 a pack 

and you told me "i won't hurt you"

i won't hurt you ... i won't hurt you ....

but ... 

indeed ... it hurts

....now i'm under the influence that .. i eventually gotta let you go  

but the crazy thing about it ... under the influence ... 

i don't want to ...

Reviews

[The Twin Arenas]

yeah, nice. tales like these, they gotta be fresh. that's the secret to prowlin' angst.

[DEclectic]

Bravisimo Barvisimo! This here hits so hard!