2010
03.31

I avoid the conversations,
not interested in hearing
stories scrapped from the barroom floors;
nothing of interest ever happened
while sipping a pint
and waiting for the night to call.

Once, a girl told me she loved me
while my mate went to take a piss;
this, they say, is the tragedy of romance:
two people at a bar,
alone for a moment
and looking to fill themselves
with love or alcohol,
whatever
comes cheapest.

© Colin Dardis, 2010
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  1. #poetry – New piece posted!: A Barroom Chat http://amphibi.us/all/a-barroom-chat/

  2. good poem

  3. yes. i dig this; reminds me of something Bukowski might write.

    • And everyone knows I’m a sucker for Bukowski.