Friday, February 22, 2013
MILLICENT BEGINS THE MONUMENTAL TASK OF DICTATING HER MEMOIR
OH, BUZZARD SHIT
she said, with a wink
and a drink in her hand.
I knew Marilyn when
she was still a brunette.
I boinked so many famous men
there's no keeping track.
It wasn't notches on your gun
back then...
nothing like that.
They were all indiscretions.
You either gave in...
or you didn't.
Some guilt?
Sure.
But you did it for love.
Every time.
That's the difference
between then and now.
BUZZARD SHIT
she said with a start,
momentarily nodding off--
her gin and tonic slipping
from her fingers
to the floor,
seeping into the
wine-colored carpet.
It never lasts, though.
That's the only thing that
(burp)
hasn't changed.
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I'm most aware as I read this piece, of the two 'voices' - that of your speaker, as she drunkenly surveys her life choices, and that of the poet, who delivers his satire with a touch of sympathy and a whole lot of knowledge about human nature.
ReplyDeletewhat a sad life...always searching...all the emotion comes to a head nicely in that last stanza...and having never found it...might as well drown it....
ReplyDeletewe did it for love, every time. there's the appeal, right there.
ReplyDeleteI knew when I saw the title I was going to grin all the way through. Oh Timo, you know us too well!
ReplyDeleteWhere did the avatar pic of yours go, Mr. Catnip ... meouw ...
ReplyDeletewith a wink and a drink... quite a lonely bird, I think.
ReplyDeleteKERRY: A brilliant assessment!
ReplyDeleteBRIAN: She's a corker (pardon the pun)
MARIAN: If it was always for love, then who could criticize you?
SHERRY:Ha ha...maybe so!
CAT: A new one is on the way.
MARGARET: Ah, but the memories!
That title sure got my attention! Love the lines...But you did it for love. Every time. Millicent's memoir might be an interesting read...
ReplyDeleteBODHIROSE: I think it might outdo "Fifty Shades of Grey" LOL
ReplyDeleteHey, where is your blog...i can't find it!
Oh dear! Very sad - in a warped way! k .
ReplyDeleteYep, some things never change, but it's better to have the memory of screwing up then never to have screwed at all, I say.
ReplyDeleteFive years I worked in one really nice neighborhood bar, mixing, serving, washing glasses, cleaning tables, taking orders, playing violin. It was just me--and 50-60 Customer-Peeps. You have SO nailed it, whether then or now.
ReplyDelete1950-2013 I have observed the "free-for-a-night" Peeps--and BEEN one. IMO...nothing has changed. PRIDE and it's friend FEAR, still at the bottom of it all!
Blessings, to a good observer/writer!
I felt like I was right there, hanging on every buzz :)
ReplyDeleteMANICDDAILY: Warped, yeah...a time warp of sorts.
ReplyDeleteHEDGEWITCH: "Better to have screwed and lost than never to have screwed at all." Spoken like the true and amazing poet you are!
STEVE: Thanks so much. I think you've got an incredible memoir in there somewhere yourself.
TALON: And buzz was the operative word. Love ya!
But you did it for love.
ReplyDeleteEvery time.
That's the difference
between then and now....oh dangit...wanna weep for her..
Poor Millicent. She should have become a life coach. They make lots of money and all you have do is talk bullshit.
ReplyDeleteCressida de Nova
CLAUDIA: Don't worry--she just passed out again and is feeling no pain.
DeleteCRESSIDA: Life coach--I love that. Hard enough to run one's own life, much less tell someone else how to run theirs!
LUCYCHILI: Welcome... I LOVE chili.
JASON: They're all in there if she can just get them out!
a strange journey, a sadfunny story =)
ReplyDeleteI believe this Millicent lives in many friends of mine-- what a great character. I bet she has many more stories to tell. ~peace, Jason
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