Saturday, September 4, 2021

Wherever Mascara Takes Me

 


I’m drunk on neon and chasing yellow lines to my next thrill,

too many empty Tuesdays, too many nights to fill.

 

Still pretty when the light is right,

still pretty when the glass is spilled,

a thousand miles past heaven’s exit,

one parking lot closer to hell.

 

I’m tripping on easy, counting dimes I don’t own.

just another blond in Vegas where wild glitter is sown.

 

Still pretty when the light is right,

still pretty when the glass is spilled,

a thousand miles past heaven’s exit,

one parking lot closer to hell.

 

The house owns all the gold, the bar bottles of red wine,

I’m betting on mascara the next win will be mine.

 

Still pretty when the light is right,

still pretty when the glass is spilled,

a thousand miles past heaven’s exit,

one parking lot closer to hell.


©Susie Clevenger 2021

After seeing today's image I searched Google for things about Las Vegas and it led me to INXS's song Pretty Vegas...So my poem sort of has the song's rhythm and no, it is not about me. :)  


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16 comments:

  1. ✿September 4, 2021 at 9:02 AM

    That title is awesome. “I’m drunk on neon” ... I love that too. :)

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  2. Linda Lee LybergSeptember 4, 2021 at 9:13 AM

    OMG- We used the same song-lol. This is fabulous Susie- this should be a song.

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  3. JadeLiSeptember 4, 2021 at 10:30 AM

    That is one hell-raising song, Susie! Could your musician buddy set it to music?

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  4. FireblossomSeptember 4, 2021 at 10:39 AM

    Susie rhyming? Yegods! The Brill Building awaits!

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  5. indybevSeptember 4, 2021 at 11:01 AM

    That poem is destined for country music top of the chart! The "still pretty" stanza is pure classic!!

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  6. Marion HortonSeptember 4, 2021 at 11:19 AM

    Oh yes, this would be a great song. Read it playing INXS in the background.

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  7. HelenSeptember 4, 2021 at 2:55 PM

    I love the poem, the form which makes for a wonderfully different kind of read! And yep .. I would definitely sing this one.

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  8. JimSeptember 4, 2021 at 3:39 PM

    I like it, Susie. I have a friend who has volunteered to put to music any lyrics I would like to write. I haven't heard any of his works.
    ..

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  9. Sherry Blue SkySeptember 4, 2021 at 5:52 PM

    Ha! "a thousand miles past heaven’s exit, one parking lot closer to hell" DELIGHTED me!

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  10. qbitSeptember 4, 2021 at 6:35 PM

    Great, especially this: "where wild glitter is sown" - fantastic.

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  11. Carrie Van HornSeptember 4, 2021 at 9:08 PM

    I'm betting on mascara too!! I love love love this Susie!! I agree with so many others, it could be a song!!

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  12. Gillena CoxSeptember 5, 2021 at 6:49 AM

    Luv it those alternating repests add so much interest. Luv the rythm

    Happy Sunday

    Much💖love

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  13. C. SandlinSeptember 5, 2021 at 6:59 AM

    Amazing.

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  14. hedgewitchSeptember 5, 2021 at 8:17 AM

    This has the absolute perfect refrain, Susie, and it conveys all the despair behind the glitter, the heartbreak and fragility that life, as 'the house' manages to cash in on. Loved it.

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  15. phillip woodruff (jalopy dreams)September 5, 2021 at 7:29 PM

    sounds pretty wild, nice bluesy tune you have going here, like that song too

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  16. purplepeninportland.comSeptember 6, 2021 at 5:22 PM

    I hear a Vegas song in this, Susie!

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