absinthedrove every major writer mad
because it tastes so bad.
no an aspiring drink
it put me to sleep
meteors cross the sky tonight
an ample rain of bloody specks
fireworks, if you will
one life ends
another just begins
today the Great Job Hunt begins
and with the economy in peril
it's a wonder we're not in Depression
or depressed
wormwood wends its way through my brain
inspiration? just a slight headache
and backache
from a hard futon
absinthe
o absinthe
you drove the great writers mad
I brought some back
smuggled in from London
the strongest I could find
Jenny and I sat down
with a little sugar and some water
downed a couple of the licorice
flavored drinks
waited for the inspiration to arrive
within an hour
we were both asleep
some writers
we'll never be famous
if we can't hold our liquor.