PORT DRINKER by Giulio Magrini

He wakes

In a shabby brown coat

Urinates

And vomits something brown

He won’t know 

Where he is

Until half a bottle

After that

There’s no stopping him

And the image of his before

Smiles approvingly and muffled

Anesthetized in his misery 

Now bliss

To the symmetry of his end

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Giulio Magrini started writing poetry in the early 1970’s, and takes most of his inspiration from the darker sides of human nature. He is currently working on his first book of poetry The Color of Dirt, due to be released later in the year from Word Association Press. Magrini has always preferred the performance of his work over publishing, until now.