so, i’m not yer cuppa tea

Saturday 17th May 2025 5:25 am

Am I not your cup of tea?
I may not be
your cup of tea
but I am your
bottle of rum --
most definitely...
so ease up that grip:
Stop strangling my neck.

Let My liquid conflagration
scorch your lying condescension
again and again and again.... without fail.

If you but remember to be true
to what lurks deep within you
I will assail your doubts
And numb their fight,
Send insanity to flight.
No, I am not your cup of tea!

- - - - - - - - - -
And more's the better for me!
to be taken with a grain of salt,

although it isn't tequila...,

no slice of lemon required...

Comments

John Marks

Wed 16th Jul 2025 20:03

The pathetic fallacy grips the neck of the bottle of rum and squeezes! My dad loved dark rum, a hangover from his navy days, spending his 21st birthday in the nick in Capetown just after the introduction of apartheid. . Gripped by a bevvy of Ditchmen he said.

Red Brick Keshner

Wed 16th Jul 2025 19:12

Thanks for the disappearing comment @MaryBarron 💨

Red Brick Keshner

Sun 18th May 2025 10:40

Thanks kindly @Rolph David 🌹🕊️🙏🏻 indeed, the attempt to remain fresh and unapologetic aims at relevance and authenticity, an openness as well - to accept both and even several other points of view and maintain ones integrity and self of unique individuality. You are most appreciated in pointing these out.

Thanks @David RL Moore 🌹🕊️🙏🏻 whatever our choice of "poison" is, 'complete and total surrender' appears to be the only way for productivity. I applaud you succinct astuteness.

David RL Moore

Sun 18th May 2025 08:37

A productive relationship with the intoxicant demands that the conduit surrender unto it completely.

Very well formulated and put.

David

Rolph David

Sun 18th May 2025 08:22

Good morning Red,
I love the fearless energy in this poem! You flip the usual “cup of tea” phrase on its head and own the fierceness of being the “bottle of rum.” There’s something so refreshing about that unapologetic embrace of authenticity — refusing to be softened or tamed. Your words feel like a call to be true to ourselves, no matter the cost. Bold, raw, and memorable. Fantastic!
Regards,
Rolph

Red Brick Keshner

Sun 18th May 2025 03:02

Thanks @Marla_Joy 🌷🕊🙏🏻 and in another angle of view it could also be the reverse, the de-animification of the person. So glad you had fun with this poem. Have an excellent weekend🌷😊

Marla Joy

Sat 17th May 2025 18:49

RBK,

This is fantastic. 😉 I love the way you personify the bottle of rum, and speak so candidly and bring the liquor to life with imagery.

Marla

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so, i’m not yer cuppa tea

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