I stole this poem from a Drunk Girl

By Mute Serenade

Hiding in the subtle itch
Of tired tendrils tucked away
My mind's a treadmill
Slumping in repetition.

Background vibrancies nibble at earlobes
Twisting my earrings
I blink into daylight to find
The same five songs
Playing for days.

My lips are dry but I continue to lick them
Continue to move and reach and thrive
In confusion of the day
In question of the time.

I'm pulling down Christmas lights
Looking for presents in every bottle
With names that mean nothing to me.
Christmas near July.

I stole this poem from a drunk girl
Or maybe I was the drunk girl who stole the poem.
Then again,
Ego shattered ownership, isn't half bad.

Because I am night and day and dawn
There is no dusk in me time
I stole the sober girls identity
She took my morality.

I wake up with her words
And a half imprint of remembrance
Tattooed in shanty inks
On the back of my hand.

I push through the prescriptions
And dialated eyes
For something to wet my lips
Burn my lungs,
And mute to my mind
What the girl the night before
Has sung.

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Published on Wednesday, June 16, 2004. Filed under:

Comments on "I stole this poem from a Drunk Girl"

On Sunday, September 10, 2017, carlosjackal (3014) wrote:

Ooh...This is a doozy of a write. Incredible stuff captured here.
On Wednesday, August 20, 2014, Miztaken4beauty (177) wrote:

This was absolutely stunning. A shifting scene from night to day, introspective and sincere. I am glad I stumbled onto it!
On Tuesday, November 1, 2011, whisperingwalls (219) wrote:

So lucky I fell upon this. It takes you through quite a jouney.. struck speechless, great write.
A former member wrote: interesting .. surreal .. BRILLIANT! what a write! bravo! this was totally magnificent.
On Wednesday, January 3, 2007, Bella Butchery (724) wrote:

this was marvelous
On Friday, October 8, 2004, BeautifulCalamity (428) wrote:

very well written, loved the ending to this..And mute to my mind What the girl the night before Has sung. .. i can relate.. great write
On Sunday, August 8, 2004, Zara Synn (57) wrote:

I always love to read things that I can apply to myself, i found it stunning.
On Thursday, June 17, 2004, nell (271) wrote:

thie was excellent although it is sad that to make your muse come out you need to "wet your lips", easy to relate to overall, good write=)
On Wednesday, June 16, 2004, aXe FactoR (335) wrote:

a wonderful write...with good descriptions and use of words...awesome! -MeL-
On Wednesday, June 16, 2004, Anth (1133) wrote:

the first two stanzas are incredible, that seemed to some up my(souldestroying )day at work repetitive midst blurring radio, this poem is trulystunning tho, original_ a terrific read
A former member wrote: Nice :-) That was awesome!
On Wednesday, June 16, 2004, OLd SouL (734) wrote:

wow...wow...WOWwow.wow.. Have you guessed yet that I like this.. love this.. enough to push me over the edge and add you as a favorite. *drools* :::OLd