Clubber Poem by Esme Varley

Clubber

Rating: 4.3


A necklace of crystallised vomit
The perfume of sweat
She lies on the kitchen floor
Already dressed

Waiting, waiting for the knock
Of a friend or lover
To share her drunken night with
Falling in the gutter

She lies on the kitchen floor
Only twenty-three
Wondering what happened
How did this come to be

Friday, October 17, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: alcohol
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
I wrote this poem after I saw an acquaintance of mine working in a bar and told me she also worked as clubbing rep. Though she seemed happy, I knew the facts underneath. She was in her early twenties and her life evolved around partying and she was still in the same town living with her parents while most of her old friends had moved away to work. I wondered for a long time after what she must be feeling and this poem is what I imagined...
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kim Barney 17 October 2014

Well done. Evokes feelings of pity for that poor girl.

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