I Drink to Decide

Think about the year ahead:
with patience the horse can be trained,
but will it allow itself to be lead? 

The glass once red, opaque.
I drink to decide, allow more slack,
but the smile reflected in the glass looks fake.

I don’t have the reigns.
Where we head at rampant gait,
I misread, 
so I grip the barrel filled with dread.

13 responses to “I Drink to Decide”

John

The way the world is headed and America too, its a scary future.

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1. Katie Frances Hartless
  
  It seems so, I’m sad to say, John. Like everything we believed and dreamed and strived for won’t be there for our children and our children’s children
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  1. John
    
    I must agree, it’s all so sad, Katie.
    
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Experience Film

“Show me the way to go home. I’m tired and I wanna go to bed. I had a little drink about an hour ago and it went straight to my head.”🍷 (Tie on another barrel)🍾🛢️🪢

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  1. Anonymous
    
    It’s like you’ve recreated my reality in movie form. Thanks to you for making me smile🦈🍷😱. Happy 2026, friend.
    
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Cindy Georgakas

Yep, only one thing to do.. drink more.. lol xx Love it Kate! xx

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1. Katie Frances Hartless
  
  Thanks for the solidarity, Cindy. 🍷😱
  
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  1. Cindy Georgakas
    
    It’s my absolute pleasure.. xoxoxxo
    
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Bob

I think we can all do with a few glasses of wine. This isn’t the best start to the year.

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1. Katie Frances Hartless
  
  Indeed. 2026, a reason to ‘overhaul’ the liquor cabinet.
  
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TiffanyArpDaleo

It’s how I get by! 😉 🍷

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1. Katie Frances Hartless
  
  When you can’t be a winner, be a winer. 🍷😍
  
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