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not afraid of thursdays

not afraid of thursday's

black and white

rough greys

somedays

stitched

transparent

turn me

sideways

no time keeping

or ringing about

welcome

a stool

drinking

with my peers

checking reality

as it settles

nearby

determined

try

not to predict

influences

or say aloud

how my day

will play out

no fears

tears

come to stay

so far

today

a bar

home to

reflections

staring back

quietly

of an empty man

past his

freshness date

interrupted

rocket man plays

on the juke

my mind

spirited

by a hit

many times over

but not heard

for awhile

obligated

to sing along

dispense with all

pretense

held tightly

a glimmer

saved

a faded

photo

creased

an image

blurred

not lost

hopeful

to feel

what others enjoy

laugh

touch

taste

steal a passage

from a book

a story

of enchanted

nights

bright lights

uniforms of the day

easy off

masks worn after dark

none of that

settle and stretch

before

beginnings

a wink

nods

toothy grin

a gin martini

dirty

drank slowly

as i admire

a better half

savior

of the life less

accomplished

with uncanny

prowess

attraction

untold

engaging

ending

with a knowingly

embrace

of friendship

and

a love

forever

lasting

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not afraid of thursday's

black and white

rough greys

somedays

stitched

transparent

turn me

sideways

no time keeping

or ringing about

welcome

a stool

drinking

with my peers

checking reality

as it settles

nearby

determined

try

not to predict

influences

or say aloud

how my day

will play out

no fears

tears

come to stay

so far

today

a bar

home to

reflections

staring back

quietly

of an empty man

past his

freshness date

interrupted

rocket man plays

on the juke

my mind

spirited

by a hit

many times over

but not heard

for awhile

obligated

to sing along

dispense with all

pretense

held tightly

a glimmer

saved

a faded

photo

creased

an image

blurred

not lost

hopeful

to feel

what others enjoy

laugh

touch

taste

steal a passage

from a book

a story

of enchanted

nights

bright lights

uniforms of the day

easy off

masks worn after dark

none of that

settle and stretch

before

beginnings

a wink

nods

toothy grin

a gin martini

dirty

drank slowly

as i admire

a better half

savior

of the life less

accomplished

with uncanny

prowess

attraction

untold

engaging

ending

with a knowingly

embrace

of friendship

and

a love

forever

lasting

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