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May the Angels Sing

July 12, 2013
By Carpe-Caffeam GOLD, No Where, Florida
Carpe-Caffeam GOLD, No Where, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
“If it weren’t for the coffee, I’d have no identifiable personality whatsoever.” –David Letterman


Yes, I have problems.
Sometimes I cry
For no reason apparent to me.
Just glancing out the window,
Head perched on my pillow,
Tears gliding across
The freckled bridge of my nose,
An outward display of seemingly
Senseless emotion,
Pent-up depression,
Spilling down my cheeks like
An overflowing glass of beer.

Fill it up higher, bartender
I don’t want to feel anymore.
I want to forget this night
And all the troubles
Strewn behind me.

You see, I’m a hoarder of sad memories
And this thought closet of mine
Needs some cleaning out.

So pass me the beer
While the alcohol still runs down the sides,
And I’ll cage my sorrow,
Desperately licking the sticky liquid
From these miserable fingers,
Trying to fall into an
Intoxication so beautiful
That even the angels in my drunken head sing.


The author's comments:
Thank you, Mckay, for inspiring me with your "Scotch...On the Rocks." After reading your poem, this came to me. :)

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on Aug. 7 2013 at 4:14 pm
Mimo7197 BRONZE, Bayside, New York
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Favorite Quote:
The grass is not always greener on the other side, they might be days away from a drought.

Amazing!! You took a moment in somebody's day that has so much emotion and depth and transformed it! :)

on Jul. 31 2013 at 11:08 pm
WriteOrWrong BRONZE, Grosse Pointe, Michigan
3 articles 0 photos 105 comments

Favorite Quote:
Sometimes you just need to take a nap and get over it. -Maura Stuard

Ottima! Mi piace usare i paroli Italiano quando posso. (Great! I like to use Italian words when I can) It is a pretty fun word.

on Jul. 31 2013 at 10:08 pm
Carpe-Caffeam GOLD, No Where, Florida
10 articles 0 photos 444 comments

Favorite Quote:
“If it weren’t for the coffee, I’d have no identifiable personality whatsoever.” –David Letterman

Thank you! :P I love the bravissima XDD It's now officially in my vocabulary.

on Jul. 31 2013 at 3:56 pm
WriteOrWrong BRONZE, Grosse Pointe, Michigan
3 articles 0 photos 105 comments

Favorite Quote:
Sometimes you just need to take a nap and get over it. -Maura Stuard

This is simply ravishing! I adore how beautifully devestating it is. I love your descriptions, they are so vivid that I feel I can imagine the entire scene. The only thing that I found could use some improvement is the flow, a word or two here and there felt a little interruptive but other than that I was mesmerized! That last line, bravissima!

on Jul. 29 2013 at 1:48 pm
Carpe-Caffeam GOLD, No Where, Florida
10 articles 0 photos 444 comments

Favorite Quote:
“If it weren’t for the coffee, I’d have no identifiable personality whatsoever.” –David Letterman

NEVER! :D You're the better writer, and you deserved the credit. Thank you!

Mckay ELITE said...
on Jul. 23 2013 at 4:41 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― Weihui Zhou

Well, this poem just put my poem to shame. >.> :P Thank you for being inspired by me. I'm honored. This is absolutely amazing. The lyrics are emotional and demonstrate the reality of alcoholism. I love the theme and title. And the last line is heart-braking. Sad but beautiful.

on Jul. 20 2013 at 6:50 pm
Carpe-Caffeam GOLD, No Where, Florida
10 articles 0 photos 444 comments

Favorite Quote:
“If it weren’t for the coffee, I’d have no identifiable personality whatsoever.” –David Letterman

Yeah, I haven't really been on Teenink a lot because of camps and summer assignments. Mckay is awesome, agreed. XD Thank you for commenting, it means a lot to me!

on Jul. 20 2013 at 6:49 pm
Carpe-Caffeam GOLD, No Where, Florida
10 articles 0 photos 444 comments

Favorite Quote:
“If it weren’t for the coffee, I’d have no identifiable personality whatsoever.” –David Letterman

Thank you very much! :P

on Jul. 20 2013 at 6:49 pm
Carpe-Caffeam GOLD, No Where, Florida
10 articles 0 photos 444 comments

Favorite Quote:
“If it weren’t for the coffee, I’d have no identifiable personality whatsoever.” –David Letterman

Haha, thanks! :D You're such an awesome supporter XD When are you gonna put new pieces up? I'm dying to read some more of your work.

HazelGrace said...
on Jul. 20 2013 at 2:09 pm
KRASOTA IM SO PROUD YOU GOT VOTED TOP PEOM AHHH AND I CAN SEE WHY THIS IS AMAMZING I LOVE!!

on Jul. 20 2013 at 1:59 pm
JawSell_Inn BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
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Favorite Quote:
Just be yourself..

What an amazing poem! This is honestly perfect and this is one of the best poems i read on here. Keep going you're really good!

on Jul. 19 2013 at 10:30 pm
LexusMarie PLATINUM, Las Cruces, New Mexico
27 articles 0 photos 423 comments

Favorite Quote:
The more control you have over yourself, the less control others have over you.

Hey there! I hope you are doing well, we haven't spoken in awhile, eh? So, hey, your inspiration is one of the most brilliant and kindest people of the sight who inspires me, too! I think you did an excellent job with this! I love the way you bring the reader in with the title and the way the meaning switches completely once the poem has been read. I did NOT except this poem to turn out the way it did, so props on that. I like the emotion in the beginning that leads up to the decisions the narrarator makes. You did a great job with visuals and capturing all that you planned to. Good job!