• Wanting colt 45
    At the bottom
    Of this glass.
    Eddying miasma
    No slurring.
    Magnum
    Over-pronunciation like
    A dot Indian pop
    Song
    Dull nails, matte
    Uneven and wrapped
    About this.

    Disappointment, cloying
    Thick in phlegm for
    The back of the throat.
    What once had
    Clout now just
    A clot.
    Scabrous and unhealed,
    Bitterly gamey.

    A Stetson, raw leather
    Out of date but
    Never out of style.
    Shiv, handmade
    Honed down fine
    As a throwing knife.
    Between the ribs and
    No slurring.
    A cough, choking
    On this permanent
    Stain on life.

    Glass tipped, it’s
    Empty and
    So am I.