Tall glass of Wine

we only say good bye with words...

The long and tempered draped in threads black and red.
I heard your song before I could hear you sing
So many souls in one voice so many tones of toil
How many nights did they string out your glory cured on black oil?
So Slip the jab when lights flicker fast
you beat them down to the streets
they tried to beat you with the side-speak
It's okay, we got records and you got tender
when the tables turned you dished out what we blendered
Your record was played louder than the rest
our money was your mind bender
Bitter in jest like mothers media mess
cinderElla your dress dismantle moments
That were meant for no one but Frank

I take another listen while my love does crank
A slow grind, it goes well with what I drank 
That autumn wine house is the sugar in my Bowl, Tank!
No substitute for Contralto diction, a heart shank
So I come crawling back to you like pulp fiction
We love our dirty drugs sex and musical afflictions 
I'm sure you were watching when MJ took it all the way,
thinkin' Who cares if I burn out or fade away
Can't be leave you beat me to the punch
27 was my aim but got distracted by the day to day
guess you never got that time
but now you'll get plenty out of mind

Take your time you tall glass of wine
fly away at 33 revolutions per meters per Second
Those Seconds Squared as over time come paired
rest your vibrato on the drums of my ear
and lay your diaphragm on the beat of my heart
I'll give them the finger for questioning your part!
I'll give them a humdinger for the hell of your art!
you beat me to the punch you goddess of clubs
So I live to carry your tune and fade away sweetly to the tomb
We'll never say goodbye with words
cus's your vibrations synchronize my palpitations
Invisible meanings shared between nouns and verbs
We say love is blind... Could it really be that absurd?

Author's Note

To My dear Winehouse...
Love be with you.

Reviews

[Poetic Beauty]

Love sex drugs and rock n roll. Nice reference to the 27 club. I believe Jimmi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, and Jim Morrison are all in that list. I think that lifestyle is a hard on to deal with. This is a poem strong in detail about something that happens a lot in the musical world. Sometimes you pay a price for fame or maybe it is simply they lived the way they did because the knew they wouldn't be here for long.

[Sethnicity]

I totally feel like the lifestyle is to blame... and I think 27 is just a really hard year for Men... which I can't speak for women, but men particularly being lost in the mix for the first time in their life. Birthdays lose meaning; feeling the true separation from family and childhood and the pace of adult life truly setting in.. For me it's not just musicians but I lost lost of male friends around me during that time. I even came very close to closing the book on this part of reality... in exchange for some sort of peace that I believed to be on the other side. Fortunately a little girl named Lily came to me, and reminded me to stay present in this life. So Love be with Lily for the rest of her days as well. Thank You PB I love hearing from you. especially on this rainy day I'm having. ;)

[Poetic Beauty]

We tend to have a hard time at 18 and 30 but we women tend to always be emotional so we are use to departures and changes. We win some we lose some. 18 is hard because we think we are adults and want to be treated that way but really our minds are still young and for most true responsibility hasn't set in yet and our friends are changing because of college or lifestyle changes. 30 we go through this I am adult and realize we will never be in our twenties again. Then if you aren't married oh boy cause most of your friends are and lets not forget the spike of hormones yet again because puberty wasn't hard enough we have to hit our sexual peak later in life in our 30s but to be honest with you I like being 30 way better than I did 18.

[sithlordjp]

What a beautiful heartfelt tribute...

[Nick.B]

Interesting and a very complex poem, it's an emotional good piece dedicated to winehouse, such a great talent, great write...love your style

[rnuff]

She had one amazing voice.
Like your write.

[Rene Velez]

It's always the best that die young, why I don't know...Biggie, Tupac, Bruce Lee, Hendricks, Janice Joplin, the list goes on and on, this is a great solid tribute, well done..

[Ruth]

A clever piece of work and brilliantly coneyed! Such a spiral here! And a brilliant tribute to an artist well deserving!
Amazing poem!
xx

[.]

stunning tribute..she was a icon of our generation..her music and lyrics surpassed anything by todays standard..downloaded Frank in 2003 and been addicted to her music ever since..Long Live the Queen of Camden..

[Muse]

Yes it's sad that a soul so broken could provide so much enjoyment for others, yet I believe she felt little joy herself. Nice unique tribute.

[Robin]

what a voice she had , I like the sly props to Ella and Frank , she is in their class , awesome tribute in your unique style