"Party Politics": Philip Larkin (1922-1992)
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x /|x x / |x / | x x| / / I never remember holding a full drink. x / | / / | x /|x / | x / My first look shows the level half-way down. / / | / x | x / | x / | x / What next? Ration the rest, and try to think x / |x / |x / | x / | / / Of higher things, until mine host comes round? / / | x / | / / | x / | x / Some people say, best show an empty glass: / x | x / | x / | x / | / / Someone will fill it. Well, I've tried that too. x / | x / | x / | / / | x / You may get drunk, or dry half-hours may pass. x / | x / | x / | x / | x / It seems to turn on where you are. Or who.