# The Grey **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 13, 2008, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grey/476961 "2008-12-13T00:03:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber_in_Treasury)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grey/476961/1 "2008-12-13T00:03:44Z")
I drink myself out Out of the grey and grime Out of the bullshit and lies Down that bottle © Sonja Reckinger 2008 ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grey/476961/2 "2008-12-13T00:13:39Z")
You’re welcome to discuss the poem, **Amber in Treasury** , but posting a copyrighted piece in its entirety can violate copyright. Please just post a few lines and link to the remainder of the poem. I’ve gone ahead and removed all but a few lines of the poem. ---
**Author:** ![Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber_in_Treasury)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grey/476961/3 "2008-12-13T00:28:22Z")
> [@SkipMagic](#): > > You’re welcome to discuss the poem, **Amber in Treasury** , but posting a copyrighted piece in its entirety can violate copyright. Please just post a few lines and link to the remainder of the poem. > > I’ve gone ahead and removed all but a few lines of the poem. I am the author of the poem. And it is my own name at the end. You can verify that. ---
**Author:** ![Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber_in_Treasury)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grey/476961/4 "2008-12-13T01:16:32Z")
Alright, can I post my poem now? ---
**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grey/476961/5 "2008-12-13T01:56:44Z")
Darn, I really want to read it… please? Can she? ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grey/476961/6 "2008-12-13T02:11:52Z")
Sure, if it’s your poem, go right ahead. We’re all about supporting our Doper authors and other artists. ---
**Author:** ![Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber_in_Treasury)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grey/476961/7 "2008-12-13T03:32:53Z")
I drink myself out Out of the grey and grime Out of the bullshit and lies Down that bottle A brighter light shines I drink myself out of the ugly Right into the beauty I stumble I fly Right into your world And fall for your voice I fall so hard it hurts It screams I have to drink The pain away Til I wake up To the grey © by Sonja Reckinger 2008 ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grey/476961/8 "2008-12-13T03:52:46Z")
Ah. I can relate, this Friday, and cheers: I drink myself out of the week that passed and all the weeks before when I said to myself every Monday was a new start and every Tuesday was the same taste of ashes in my mouth and the hours and the months that went without doing the things I want. The things I should. I drink myself because it’s Friday or the moon is full or the month has cycled or it just might snow and December be again the magic it used to be. I drink myself because the grey is all around, and because the grey is deep inside and will not change. I drink myself for this fragile warmth this lifting and ease, looking for that sweet, sweet spot that rare good drunk, and dreamless sleep. © Jane Noel 2008 ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grey/476961/9 "2008-12-13T13:12:22Z")
Just so everyone is clear, we’re usually delighted to let you publicize or talk about your own work, we’re happy to support the creative arts. However, we do ask that you please **ask us in advance** – that helps to avoid situations like what arose above, and it allows us to regulate any “advertising.” From the Registration Agreement: > [@](#): > > This message board is intended as a medium for public discussion. Do not post spam, including but not limited to advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, solicitations, offers to trade or barter, charitable appeals, or other messages primarily intended to promote a cause, venture, organization, event (except Straight Dope-related events), website, or other entity or activity, whether or not money is involved. We allow exceptions for worthy causes (in our sole opinion) if you obtain prior permission from a moderator or administrator. We’ve always considered publicizing your own creative work to be a “worthy cause” but we do want advance permission. Otherwise, we tend to be overly strict about copyrights. For our Board Rules, see: [Copyrights](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7696968#post7696968) and see further explanation in the [Forum Rules](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=343601) (See Post #2). ---
**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grey/476961/10 "2008-12-13T15:06:28Z")
Thank you, friends. I know that feeling, but you express it better than I can. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grey/476961/11 "2008-12-13T17:29:48Z")
Sorry, C K-- I had been getting deeply involved with some post-work-week vodka and jumped into a ‘let’s write a poem about drinking’ theme. I am now eyeing the vodka dubiously, and thinking about switching to a nice cup of tea next Friday night.