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Have you ever wandered through town so drunk that the city lights blur into an endless wheel of fractured moments?
It almost seems like the thrumming heart of the city's breath merges with your own; neon lights prescient with the promise of tomorrow as thumping music from bars beats the rhythm of each footfall. The molten moments of today's stresses are eaten up by the night, lost in an alcohol fueled forgetting of all that went before, living fiercely for the moment.
No.
It's probably just me then 😂
This haiku was written based on an old memory I had today from my university days. At that time I partied - maybe a little to much - most weekends, drinking, dancing and laughing the night away. I have a distinct memory of waling home at the end of the night and the lights of the city all blurring into a kaleidoscope, much like the title picture.
We had finished the night at an absinthe bar, which possibly explains the odd dream-like hallucinations I experienced. I distinctly recall this strange feeling that the city was alive, breathing in unison with me as I made my way up the hill. This altered state seemed to grow in intensity as I approached my home as I was in fits of giggles and vaguely remember finding it incredibly amusing that my apartment building seemed to be wobbling and leaning over me, a little like a disapproving parent shaking their head 🤣
This poem is could be strictly considered a Senryu rather than Haiku. To read more about the aesthetics of true haiku, and the difference between haiku and senryu, please check out my article Haiku Vs Senryu - The Aesthetics of Form.
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