A Barkeeper's Coarse Complaint Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFCGCGHIJKLCMNOP| It's enough to make me throw the chair through the panes of the | A |
| mirror Into the street | B |
| There I sit with raised eyebrows | C |
| All bars are full | D |
| My bar is empty isn't that terrific | E |
| Isn't that strange isn't that enough to make you puke | F |
| The damned jerks the miserable phonies | C |
| Everyone goes right by me | G |
| Bloody mess | C |
| Here I am burning gas and electricity | G |
| May God and the devil damn me to hell | H |
| Damn It all why is my bar the only empty one | I |
| Grumpy reproachful waiters standing around | J |
| It is my fault | K |
| Not one damned person comes to the door | L |
| Cramped in a corner I sit with a hopeful face | C |
| No customers come | M |
| The food rots the wine and bread | N |
| I might as well shut the joint | O |
| And cry myself to death | P |
Alfred Lichtenstein
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