After tending the bars
and ending the happy bours
I dim the lights so there is no one else
and get ready to tend to myself
I grab myself my favourite glass and pour an ounce of clarity
I let it sit and the blankness is all I taste and see
To stir up the dram i add some darkness
and now its muffled and a mess
I sprinkle a dash of pressure, work load and accountability
unpaid bills, laziness and responsiblities
I unload a can of stress and overthinking
clariy is nowhere to be found and I start drinking
I gulp and gulp until it burns my throat
It chokes me until i can take no more
Yet my soul sits on the counter and exclaims "Dear Bartender, Encore!! Encore!!"