I Like This Bar

Posted bylou rasmusPosted inPoemsTags:, , , , , , , , ,

Neon signs
light up
like
they do in
my dreams.
People fight
at the bar
like animals
proving
their dominance.
She’s there,
dancing
and laughing
and making
it worth it
to be awake
and not
watching
Animal Planet.
I kind of
like this
bar.

Published by lou rasmus

Lou Rasmus is an independent author from Chicago, IL. His works are largely focused on exploring the meaning of life – or lack thereof – while the themes of love, relationships, and self-loathing are also central to many of his stories. His upcoming novel, Primrose Isle, will be his third self-published title. Grapefruit Juice, a collection of bitter poems and short stories, and DEAD RED FISH, his semi-autobiographical debut novel about a young man coming to age on a road trip with his childhood friends, are also available on Amazon.

27 thoughts on “I Like This Bar”

  11. I just found out the Discovery channel headquarters is moving here to Knoxville, i don’t even give a fuck about sharks but but i’m stoked for some reason.

    good poem
    it’s like a tiny glimpse into a slipstream of a mind

    makes me want to watch that Johnny Mnemonic movie where they slice people up with future laser chord watch like thingy’s.

    it makes me happy and content in this shit of a life, nice job.

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