Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site water.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watnot!water!emneufeld From: emneufeld@water.UUCP (emneufeld) Newsgroups: net.poems Subject: UNTITLED Message-ID: <450@water.UUCP> Date: Fri, 12-Apr-85 15:52:29 EST Article-I.D.: water.450 Posted: Fri Apr 12 15:52:29 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Apr-85 02:42:33 EST Distribution: net Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 70 NO TITLE YET Don't trip on the beer bottles they're full of cigarette butts and be sure to jiggle the lever a little bit otherwise water will be running all night this place is such a dive Just once I'd like to spend the whole night in bed, not get up even once except then I couldn't drink as much why don't you use an ashtray, you can empty them, they don't stink so much I'm going to quit smoking in June, I'm sick of the smell too start jogging maybe play some sports again Speaking of smell, when was the last time you washed your sheets You know I like to stay the night but when the sun comes in the window in the morning I could die and besides the odour makes me think of a morgue I like it when you stay the night hey while you're up would you mind seeing if there's anything left to drink I'm starting to feel wide awake again and I need some sleep I've got to be up early for work If you have any more liquor you'll still be drunk when you wake up There's a bit of white rum half an ounce at most and a little bit of red wine Sometimes I'd love to have the money you spend on booze Mix em up that'll make me sleepy anyway that's how I started drinking when I was a kid taking a little bit from each one of the bottles in Dad's liquor cabinet Well it wasn't really a liquor cabinet, he just kept the bottles under the sink in the kitchen I mixed up some pretty powerful cocktails before I knew what I was doing Oh so now you know what you're doing that sure as hell is news to me I don't like watching you get stewed every night I'm here because I know you drink yourself to sleep every night I'm working out of town if I hadn't seen with my own eyes how happy you are working around the house I never would have said yes Here's your drink, what do you call it? I'd have to name this hybrid after Mendel Grape Mendel doesn't taste too bad but I just want to get high wasn't it warm today and no wind too I think it'll be safe to put in the bedding plants this weekend you going to be around? sometimes I just think of all the tomatoes we're going to eat this fall but I get the first one! no, no you have to share the first one with me you can have the second one all to yourself piggy then we'll be giving them away all those tomatoes tomatoes and green onions you dozing off you asleep? I'll set the alarm for seven-thirty ------------------------------------- Comments welcome.