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The Drilling

I hear water dripping
somewhere
damn leaky faucet
tap
tap
tap
it seems to be taunting me
tap
tap
tap
it's never-ending litany
drilling into my Jack Daniels
fogged brain
tap
tap
tap
I set in search of it
peering through the smokiness
filling the room
from a cigarette
burned hours ago
air stale with the stench of it now
my mouth filled with it's ashy taste
tap
tap
tap
I have found my demon
I twist the nob on the tub faucet to stem
the dripping from the showerhead
but alas
it won't turn anymore
tap
tap
tap
the headache explodes
I curse it
and get creative
grabbing a starch-stiff
hotel washcloth
and wrap it tightly over
the head
the tapping has stopped
I stumble back to bed
and start in on my comatose
once again
and from a distance I hear...
tap
tap
tap
damn leaky faucet.

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On Tuesday February 24th, 2004, Juggalotus (73) writes:

I feel your pain. Leaks suck, and I can't stand it

On Tuesday February 24th, 2004, Daemonicus (639) writes:

ahhh an interesting work from you... well spoken scene, it's like a dark image from the speaker's own mind "tap tap tap" ... hypnotic. i feel that i can get a grasp on the character, such personal things described.

On Tuesday February 24th, 2004, Daemonicus (639) writes:

and i also love how it's form is like a pattern of drips... and between the drips are each though... rather genius actually, very cool.

On Tuesday February 24th, 2004, Daemonicus (639) writes:

imagine this as a graphic image... decorative text between drips. running down in this same form, blurred images of JD and cigarettes. cool that u got inspired from my ranting :P

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