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NG (November 5th 1972. / Some hospital I think...can't remember...was very young at the time.)

Fact's Of Life.

I'm a drunk first
and a lover second.

If I'm honest
I'm not even sure poet makes my top ten.

I'd love to be more prolific,
write like a deranged madman
slaving away hour after hour
over this rabid keyboard
with only one goal in life.

To find the perfect scentence.

But it's just not me.

I have other things I'd
much rather be doing.

'But you'll never have any success
with that kind of attitude' I'm constantly warned.

Well,
maybe not.

But
at least
I'll be
wasted,
laid
and very
very
happy.

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Or your lover for a short time, but a friend for life...?
some times words just fit, they form a thought within you and everything begins to make sense......... your poems are as raw as sandpaper. each word is relevant. I have tried in the past when looking for a style to suit me, wrote poems of a similar style, never have I sucseeded as you have. You have found a glove that fits, make use of it. To be honest I am not a lover of reading poetry (even my own) I much prefer writing it...... there are a few poets that I really enjoy, those i do I absorb thier work, you Neil are one of them, for me you have stepped into Bukowski shoes, compliment or not, depending on how you recieve it! ! ! ! ! Keep posting, keep faith, our words are what often keep us from falling. best wishes vincent
You know whats important in life-enjoying it, instead of striving for some sort of acclaim. Great poem.
OK Neil.. Great.. Im a drunk first..! Well said, I feel all four words. Good one