Drunken Romeo

Drunken Romeo
Lovely as he is with his slurred sonnets
Just isn't what he used to be
Golden hair now the color of piss

He finds his wisdom, his solace
In the bottom of an amber glass
The world looks so much better
From the inside of this bottle

He sleeps on sticky bars
Drool puddling under his pale cheek
Doesn't know it's closing time
Doesn't know when to go home

Everyone is so beautiful
When he's drinking his poison
He hits on everything with breasts and a pulse
He'll take you home tonight

Pulls at his necktie
It's too damn hot
It's too damn stifling
His breath reeks of depression and denial

Poor little Juliet
He's too intoxicated to love you
He loves everyone when he drinks
She's lost her lover to the amber poison