Friday, January 17, 2025

The Bottle By Julian Thumm


All glory and shame to the bottle

& the man in its thrall: 

slavemaster, lover & 

dominatrix; 

whispering devil, loose-lipped confessor, 

albatross, anchor,

& final friend. 




Julian is a fledgling poet from Melbourne, Australia. He studied literature and professional writing and now works as a corporate shill, selling his corrupted pen to the highest bidder. His poetry is an attempt to make sense of a lifetime of bad choices. 



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