Saturday, 10 January 2015

Lloyd's Ballad

Lloyd syphoned off adrenaline
(Stale caffeine concoction)
And poured it into tea stained mugs
As urine coloured bourbon.

A face filled with anarchic glee:
George deftly chugging vod.
Tequila solemnly prepared
The body and the blood.

By this time Emily was pissed;
Videos were taken.
The wall propped her up grudgingly
Until it too lost patience.

A merry band (sans Emily)
Descended on the town.
They hugged and skipped and talked too loud
Feet pummelling the ground.

Inside the club the air was dense.;
The bar queue was ungodly.
The crowd was like a rolling tide
Endless waves of bodies.

Lloyd let the bass roar through his shoes.
He swayed with his eyes closed.
George leant and bellowed in his ear
Whilst treading on his toes.

Lloyd lost the others by the gents.
He peered into the throng.
And stared at strangers in the crowd
Who looked like they belonged.

The couples touched more than Lloyd did.
The lads were closer friends.
He cursed his dull and dreary life
And swore to make amends.

Outside the cold air bit his nose:
The cartilage carnivore!
He’d left his friends and sobered up.
He’d realised he’s a bore.

He dreaded the long anecdotes
They’d dwell on the next day
‘Cus none of them would feature him.
He trudged his lonely way.

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