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Is not unlike
Drinking hot tea
Through a plastic straw

The more I try
The more likely it becomes
That I will succeed
In finding the sugar
At the bottom
Of the mug

And the deeper I go
The sweeter it tastes
Which is why I like to use a straw
To get straight to what lies beneath

Spending time with you
Is something I love doing
But an art that requires practice

And in this sense
It’s just like
Drinking hot tea
Through a plastic straw

The more I try
The more likely it becomes
That I will succeed
In finding the sugar
At the bottom
Of the mug

In time
I hope that I can consume
Every last drop.

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Drinking Hot Tea Through A Plastic Straw

Contributed by endeformetrance on Monday, 19th May 2003 @ 06:05:00 PM in AEST
Topic: LovePoetry

Spending time with you
Is not unlike
Drinking hot tea
Through a plastic straw

The more I try
The more likely it becomes
That I will succeed
In finding the sugar
At the bottom
Of the mug

And the deeper I go
The sweeter it tastes
Which is why I like to use a straw
To get straight to what lies beneath

Spending time with you
Is something I love doing
But an art that requires practice

And in this sense
It’s just like
Drinking hot tea
Through a plastic straw

The more I try
The more likely it becomes
That I will succeed
In finding the sugar
At the bottom
Of the mug

In time
I hope that I can consume
Every last drop.

Copyright Â© endeformetrance ... [ 2003-05-19 18:05:00]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: Drinking Hot Tea Through A Plastic Straw (User Rating: 1 )
by tease_whizz on Tuesday, 20th May 2003 @ 07:07:21 AM AEST
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so sweet! max likey the girl, no? hehe. i love the repetition and the metaphors in this. another classic my friend.

p.s. i am wearing nothing but a pear ;)

Re: Drinking Hot Tea Through A Plastic Straw (User Rating: 0 )
by Former_Member on Tuesday, 20th May 2003 @ 10:29:29 AM AEST
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i love this! the metaphore is great and is very sweet.

From Irlondoner anon

Re: Drinking Hot Tea Through A Plastic Straw (User Rating: 1 )
by TFLM on Monday, 26th May 2003 @ 01:19:41 AM AEST
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One of the few 'proper' poems I've read on the internet. Very cohesive structure rather than the garbled quasi-diary entries that people often post. Pretty as peach too. Well down.

*bows*

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