Remorse

Those dry martinis were too much for me.

Last night at twelve I felt immense,

Today, I feel like thirty cents.

But it is a poor time for mirth and laughter,

The cold, gray dawn of the morning after.

* * *

I went to a dance with a girl named Nora,

We danced and we danced on the floor-a,

I heard a rip, and I knew by chance