With lingering memory
of the sound of fear
in the voices of men
Screeching tires
...
Wearing little
but pants
a grin and cigar
you laughed
...
Felt my pulse
And God's absence
But didn't care
much about neither.
...
Watered down with bourbon
and ice
to lukewarm
acceptable feelings
...
Angry liver
Blackout dark nights
and brooding aching mind
no more
...