Negroni
read when you're feeling shy
All the ghosts walk into a bar
wearing whatever body they are
*
& try recognizing each other
with their new eyes. “I want
*
to love someone I have never
thought to love before,” some
*
body with broad shoulders
& crooked teeth wonders if you
*
can hear what he’s thinking.
*
You don’t answer. Unfortunately
a late arrival to the party
*
has slammed the door
to demand everyone’s attention.
*
He simply orders another Negroni.
He doesn’t want to talk to anyone else.
About the Creator
Keep reading
More stories from Joe Nasta | Seattle foodie poet and writers in Poets and other communities.
Day 4 of Quitting
If this is how sobriety feels, maybe it’s better to go through life a little buzzed… this, along with other hits like, I want to kill myself, I wish I was dead, and I’m going to throw myself off a bridge have been the only thoughts on rotation these past few days. I promise myself that if, in a month, I still feel like this (‘this’ meaning despondent, full of rage, and simultaneously numb) I can go back to smoking. Until mid-February though? Nicotine is off the table.
By sleepy drafts6 days ago in Longevity
Comments (2)
"The search for the new, the detachment from the past, and the arrival... Perfect dude!"
This was very atmospheric. I don't want to think of myself as a ghost in a new skin but it may be what we all are, literally. People always want to be noticed and are on the look for love. I feel a bit sorry for the Negroni drinker.