whiskey and words

whiskey may be

important, but

i swear,

i've gotten drunker

on words

than i ever did

on bourbon

and I never

mix

the two

Reviews

[Sel Whiteley]

Love this because it speaks to me. I love how you can write so much sober. I'm like that too become too tired to write if I drink too much. Yet, I love the taste of whiskey. What makes this poem so perfect and superlative is the mixture of two concepts people wouldn't usually write about together, many would speak about them together, there is an honesty and bravery in being able to pen this sublime poem.

[a donkey, briefly]

it's cool that it hits u slowly like a shot, that ur implying pure silence while u drink bourbon with ur ending..it hits like the 3rd or 4th shot of Jim Beam however much later

personally I'm taking a month off from drinking anything..i can't promise not to attempt an opus though...maybe I'll try music instead

[Leslie Philibert]

Saw that you had written a new poem,and wanted to have a look at it right away.
Emily,where do you get all these great ideas from ? .
Another good one.

[John Jackson (El Juero)]

Alas, I've learned the hard way...don't write and drive.

Stunning clarity in these words. Love it.

[Kenneth The Poet]

This is perfection. Pure perfection.

[Keve]

"Well put," the old guy said, sipping lukewarm coffee and typing wildly.

Love this.

[roarke]

mixing the two can be like playing with nitroglycerine. The hang-over then, is the least of your problems. lol

It sounds though as if you have your bourbon and metaphors well separated.

[Siddhartha]

You bet. And the hangover feels much better.

[TamiViolet]

Saw this one and had to comment as the message a bit of a lesson....drunkenness provokes us into saying words that hurt others; words that should be used with discretion... Never mix the two.... Awesome.

[Emily B]

mostly never ;)