Love Poem: The Old Bar Stool
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Written by: Joseph Soper

The Old Bar Stool

Alone he sits in darkened corner
Brief flashes of strobe expose his tears
Eyes staring blankly at bottom of glass
His sorrow he drowns in endless beers

Ghosts drift by as the music plays on
Unnoticed, he holds expressionless gaze
Toward bat-winged portal across the room
Hoping for appearance though smoky haze

Of Siren Temptress he still adores 
She the one who created his hell
And she alone could mend crippled mind
To restore to glory and release from cell

Nightly ritual of heart-broken fool
Forever confined to that old bar stool