I will never be
the girl who keeps
a sharp tongue
locked behind smirking red lips,
her canines ready to pierce
the throbbing hearts
of sweat drenched men.
swirl their blood
around her mouth
like cheap shiraz,
a goddess
would never swallow
a poor man’s lies.
she tastes
these complicated
and interlaced notes
of desire and desperation
like a true sommelier
of sleazy drunkards and
self purported ‘gentlemen’
different varieties
off the same vines (veins)
never quite good enough
to pair with her tannin-coated heart
no,
I am the girl next door
who drinks too much
from cheap goon bags
on friday night
with boys who hurt
and search for second best
and I cannot spit out
the word no
like I know I should
like I know she would.
and who knows
maybe one day
I will chug down too much
diluted, leftover love
and fall sick with violent regret
filling every cell
and there will be nobody
to hold my hair back
but until then,
I will overindulge
in unhealthy beverages
and relationships
without pretending like I know anything
about anything
except that for now
I want to have
a damn good time.
maggy liu 
So well written 🙂
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thanks for always being so supportive ❤
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No problem!
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This is excellent writing on so many levels. Powerful imagery that makes stark emotional realities resonate with every reader. We’ve all been there, or we’ve seen ourselves headed that way.
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aaaahhhh thank you Liz :’)
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You ARE a goddess & this poem is ambrosia. Love it.
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aw thank you sydney for the high compliment and teaching me a new word hehe, dammit I totally would have thrown ambrosia in there somewhere if I knew what it meant earlier! 😉
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Loved it! Insightful and clear cut!
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thank you ❤
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It is an insight into so much vulnerability. I thought this piece quite beautiful.
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Nice
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I really respect how well this poem is written! I am new to blogging and just came across this post…I am not a good poet, so to read excellent poetry is really fun for me. I LOVE the way you compare relationships to beverages throughout. Beautifully done!
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aw thank you so much & good luck to you, blogging is super fun!
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WOOOOOooooooW that is stunning ❤ I could never have written something so profound
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Hahah you’re far too kind, I’m sure that’s not true but thank you! 😊
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