I thought of you
after three rum and cokes
and I started wishing
I could tell you
I’m sorry.
Shouldn’t have said that joke to you.
Honestly I said cause I thought you’d laugh
That’s all I ever wanted from you
because I hated seeing dealing with
family deaths
and that painful breakups—God—
even your health problems.
I was trying to give you something
to smile about, even for a second.
That’s what friends are for right?
To be there each other
not to take you from your spouse,
family, or other friends, but
pick the other up.
Like I always do.
I don’t understand why you didn’t see that.
Damn it,
this is suppose to be you,
I’m talking to about junk
and drinking with at this bar.
Really miss those one-liners
and snarly comments
you had about everything.
“It’s such a shame our friendship had to end.”
This is stupid dude.
You’re stubborn,
but you’re always indecisive.
I say have a little faith,
take a chance,
and let me guide you to that Purple Rain
Contains samples from Prince’s Purple Rain.
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I love how, in your poems, you tend to stay in that moment, and you keep everything grounded in conversational language. I also like how you draw on your influences to flesh out your ideas. The specificity, the longing, the casual tone – it’s all very captivating.
This poem was headed in direction I have been many times before but then out of no where, I fell off a cliff.
Easy reading, nice voice can hear the undertone
Good Write