A girl at the Dead Raven Bar,
playing the acoustic guitar
Where smoke and desperation's thick
Hustlers and Shakers pull a trick
Don't lay your cards on the table
Keep bluffing, spin a fable
The mood's black as a ravens wing
Tonight ol' Leroy's been crowned king
For once in life, he had some luck
Here, lost souls gather that are stuck
Nursing their sorrows to pity
On the outskirts of any city
Loud voices, cursing triggery
A festival of misery
Strum along to the dull song
And forget where you went wrong
Pretend friends clink shot glasses
The empty inside collapses
Drown out life, become loathsome
Then drink till you're comfortably numb
© Donna H.
March 6,2026
playing the acoustic guitar
Where smoke and desperation's thick
Hustlers and Shakers pull a trick
Don't lay your cards on the table
Keep bluffing, spin a fable
The mood's black as a ravens wing
Tonight ol' Leroy's been crowned king
For once in life, he had some luck
Here, lost souls gather that are stuck
Nursing their sorrows to pity
On the outskirts of any city
Loud voices, cursing triggery
A festival of misery
Strum along to the dull song
And forget where you went wrong
Pretend friends clink shot glasses
The empty inside collapses
Drown out life, become loathsome
Then drink till you're comfortably numb
© Donna H.
March 6,2026