See that black boy over there, runnin' scared
his ol' man's in a bottle.
He done quit his 9 to 5 to drink full time
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Thank you for the nice sharing and congratulations for the selection.
A beautifully crafted write on addiction with a meaningful message.
his ol' man's in a bottle. nicely written, thanks for sharing
Such an interesting write... congrats for being picked...10+++
A poem on addiction has been nicely and astutely depicted. Beautiful. Thanks and congratulations for being selected this poem as the poem of the day.
Much truth spoken here enjoyed the vernacular contemporary speech patterns.
Great poem...Its what my father did only I was too close to write about it but this write brings it home. Thank you Gil Scott Herron. Grim and Graphic.
When time after time, people in the bottle Nice write. Congrats on the modern POD.
This is really a nice poem bringing to the surface the social problem of drinking and family getting ruined. The word play is just wonderful with ' when time after time, people in the bottle giving so nice effect. Deserved poem of the day. Simply beautiful.
Fantastic the bottle poem rings with rapid score to engulf the whole within. Excellent expression without any intellectual exercise by words. It hits straight to the brain. Thanks.
With the muse of the bottle! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
Time in a bottle is better than the wine in a bottle.... Congrats for being chosen for the day....
A powerful and beautiful poem!