yes isn't always the answer

<p>you figure things out the hard way…</p> <p> </p> <p>‘yes isn’t always the answer’</p> <p> </p> <p><em>yes isn&#39;t always the answer</em></p> <p>i couldn&#39;t figure out </p> <p>what he meant</p> <p>but it became clearer</p> <p>after several shots of irish whiskey</p> <p> </p> <p><em>look, sometimes you have to grow balls</em></p> <p><em>and stick up for yourself</em></p> <p><em>be a man and not some compliant pussy</em></p> <p><em>that rolls over to your woman.</em></p> <p> </p> <p>he suddenly got a text from his wife</p> <p>and hurried home.</p> <p> </p> <p>i poured whiskey down my throat </p> <p>stumbled in at 4am</p> <p>walked into walls</p> <p>pissed in the sink</p> <p>and caught holy hell.</p> <p><br></p> <p>#barflypoet</p> <p>#josephapinto</p> <p>www.josephpinto.com</p> <p>© Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved.</p> <p>*</p> <p>&#39;From My Front Steps,&#39; &#39;Scotch and Scars&#39; and &#39;A Distilled Spirit&#39; poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.</p> <p>*</p> <p>www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto<br></p> <p><br></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-pinto3/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-pinto3/support</a>