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my best friend
gowerboy
10/26/2007 7:57 am
we’d known each other
for a long time
we were friends

after a fashion

I could pour my heart out
to him
and he’d listen and nod
and offer
sound advice

together
we’d put the world to rights
so many times

we’d laughed
at the senselessness
at the heart
of existence

we’d cursed
at the fickleness
in the hearts
of men

we’d loved
and hated
a thousand women
a thousand times
over

then yesterday
he said
you drink too much

I said
you’d know
you’re the barman.

universallylost

10/26/2007 8:25 am

Awww, I thought that was really sweet, having such a good friend

Funny how people who pretend to care, get paid for doing so

Melt. Flow. Evaporate into the bright sky

disfordelightful

10/26/2007 9:16 am

hey it's just like J's Bar in Murakami

I thought it was a common expression! maybe americans like to append 'whore' to too many things.
on second thought, maybe the camwhores deserve another chance--some may camwhore by nature, while others may be forced to do so to compete

Weltbuergerin
1075 posts 

10/26/2007 11:36 am

In the old days,LOL..when i went to Art College,i worked as a barmaid at night to help my finances.Was great fun.Some blokes used to come in the pub before it got busy simply to talk to you.I did not say flirt,i said talk,.Talking to the person behind behind the bar seemed to be quite therapeutic,your kind of anonymous,bit like FF

Remember..live each day as it comes..it may be your last!!!xx " NAMASTE"

Mirin123
626 posts 

10/26/2007 12:01 pm

hey, bartender just give me another drink..

Spitfire71
5738 posts

10/26/2007 1:35 pm

oh our bestest friend

thanks for reading and as per Dave Allen "May your God go with you"

Ari_fairy
15986 posts 

10/26/2007 6:15 pm

He obviously cares about you very much to even say so. What a joy to have a friend for so much of your life. I don't have any friends going back that far...we moved too often. The memories you share...are priceless...and will continue to tie you together..beyond this remark.

If nothing else...consider his love.

Feel the passion, walk in peace, live in love....Ari

godonlyknowswhy
1034 posts 

10/26/2007 8:54 pm

very nice, gower. thanks for sharing. I don't know what I would do without my bestfriend.

little_wonder3
2571 posts 

10/26/2007 11:44 pm

is always nice to have friend by side ....

All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt

bellezia
17646 posts

10/27/2007 2:51 am

nice one..made me miss my bestfriend

happy weekend

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(¸.•´ (¸.•´ .•´ ¸¸.•¨¯`•
smile and be happy always

riny2
5054 posts 

10/29/2007 1:02 am

Ahh, barmen who say they are your best friend Gowerboy, but still let you pay for your drinks.....even when they think you drink too much. A real friend would refuge to give you a drink....or give you one without you paying for it. Next time invite me to that bar and we can get into an argument with him....and maybe get free drinks.....ok now I´m getting selfish. Great poem Gowerboy!!!!!!

Poetdancer0
3249 posts 

10/29/2007 4:31 am

Ohhh isn't it fun to pour ones heart out to a total stranger ...

Then go home and get a good nights sleep

Nice poem Gowerboy


It's nice to be insane when No one is looking

gowerboy
8641 posts

10/29/2007 7:25 am

    Quoting universallylost:
    Awww, I thought that was really sweet, having such a good friend

    Funny how people who pretend to care, get paid for doing so
If they paid you enough, who wouldn't you care for?

gowerboy
8641 posts

10/29/2007 7:27 am

    Quoting disfordelightful:
    hey it's just like J's Bar in Murakami

    I thought it was a common expression! maybe americans like to append 'whore' to too many things.
    on second thought, maybe the camwhores deserve another chance--some may camwhore by nature, while others may be forced to do so to compete
I hadn't thought about that, but it's a nice comparison.

Could be an Americanism...I liked the sound of it. I'm sure
some people take to camwhoring like ducks to water.

gowerboy
8641 posts

10/29/2007 7:28 am

    Quoting Weltbuergerin:
    In the old days,LOL..when i went to Art College,i worked as a barmaid at night to help my finances.Was great fun.Some blokes used to come in the pub before it got busy simply to talk to you.I did not say flirt,i said talk,.Talking to the person behind behind the bar seemed to be quite therapeutic,your kind of anonymous,bit like FF
Good comparison with internet. You're right, it is
the anonymity to an extent, and later, a kind of
false intimacy.

gowerboy
8641 posts

10/29/2007 7:29 am

    Quoting Mirin123:
    hey, bartender just give me another drink..
Gets to the point where you don't
even have to say the words. The
drinks just appear as if by magic.

gowerboy
8641 posts

10/29/2007 7:30 am

isne great? isne? I luv 'im...*burp*

gowerboy
8641 posts

10/29/2007 7:31 am

    Quoting Ari_fairy:
    He obviously cares about you very much to even say so. What a joy to have a friend for so much of your life. I don't have any friends going back that far...we moved too often. The memories you share...are priceless...and will continue to tie you together..beyond this remark.

    If nothing else...consider his love.
When the owner of the bar tells you he thinks
you're drinking too much, it's normally time
to slow down a little at least.

His love? I'll...um...consider it.

gowerboy
8641 posts

10/29/2007 7:32 am

    Quoting godonlyknowswhy:
    very nice, gower. thanks for sharing. I don't know what I would do without my bestfriend.
That's why we have them.

Thanks for visiting.

gowerboy
8641 posts

10/29/2007 7:32 am

Especially if they're paying.

Thanks for visiting.

gowerboy
8641 posts

10/29/2007 7:33 am

    Quoting bellezia:
    nice one..made me miss my bestfriend

    happy weekend
Is he a barman too?

Nice to see you, belle.

gowerboy
8641 posts

10/29/2007 7:35 am

    Quoting riny2:
    Ahh, barmen who say they are your best friend Gowerboy, but still let you pay for your drinks.....even when they think you drink too much. A real friend would refuge to give you a drink....or give you one without you paying for it. Next time invite me to that bar and we can get into an argument with him....and maybe get free drinks.....ok now I´m getting selfish. Great poem Gowerboy!!!!!!
To be fair, he does own the bar so it is his
livelihood, but he still gives the occasional
free drink or (more dangerously) lets you keep
a tab.

gowerboy
8641 posts

10/29/2007 7:36 am

    Quoting Poetdancer0:
    Ohhh isn't it fun to pour ones heart out to a total stranger ...

    Then go home and get a good nights sleep

    Nice poem Gowerboy

I prefer to go home with a total stranger.

Nice to see you again

riny2
5054 posts 

10/29/2007 12:39 pm

He lets you keep the tab......ok that's a true friend!!!!! Give him a tip!!!!

gowerboy
8641 posts

10/29/2007 2:11 pm

    Quoting riny2:
    He lets you keep the tab......ok that's a true friend!!!!! Give him a tip!!!!
I give him tips all the time...

Don't eat broken glass.

Never try and sit in your own lap.

Buy low, sell high.

etc etc

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