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Hungry Mornings and Thirsty Nights


01.09.15 Posted in today's words by

Jeanette Cheezum’s most recent poem to appear here was Lament (December 2014).

Hungry Mornings and Thirsty Nights
By Jeanette Cheezum

Baby on the way, but can’t stay.
Too busy running the roads, not enough time to play.

Money in the pocket spends like water. Booze in the gut
doesn’t clear the head. She’s found me in someone
else’s bed.

Hungry mornings and thirsty nights. One sided love
and two sided fights.

Big tears on a sweet face. How did she find this place?
She’s all mine and that baby too; straighten up now
that’s all I can do.

Hungry mornings and thirst nights. One sided love and
two sided fights.

One more drink will make things better. Gotta get home
before she wakes. I’ll shower and shave, slip into bed
making promises to behave.

Damn! <sound of tires screeching>

Speed around the curve could make me dead.
Flying in the air it’s all a thrill, why can’t I correct that wheel?

Hungry mornings and thirsty nights.
One sided love and two sided fights.

Baby’s on the way and she’s all alone.

 



2 Responses to “Hungry Mornings and Thirsty Nights”

  1. Jeanette Gallagher says:

    I like Jeanette’s poem, Hungry Mornings and Thirsty Nights. I’m sure there are many men and women who are wondering if this poem is about them and their philandering partners. One could become paranoid, harm their spouse, or change their evil ways! Or, just walk away and leave her all alone…

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