Science or Witchcraft
query what is alcoholism
is it understandable
or is it as unscientific
as a silver handbag in a reflective
surface filled with illicit substances
and bemusing anti-messages
from another race of men?
if i am an alcoholic am i a stomach
chewed out by a candy-red fox? b/c if the other Spartan boys
wiggling their wooden swords want to play
i feel in my own eyes how i look dead already
query my sum my sum my sum
affluence of circles i think i’ve always
identified with shameless decadence
more than anything else
my serum my serum my serum my serum
this aborted Katherine i am (the name my mother chose
if i had been born elsewise) a gorge washed away like rouge
am i trying to kill myself or is something beyond me trying to kill itself?
query a pervert Ganesha
query a horn of plenty gifted poorly
a righteous-scorn-mantra
a boozy dove-mask twirl
bloody-teeth-in-the-shower
naked at all the wrong all-decisive
moments of history
tired of waking
tired of not drinking
throats throats throats throats throats throats throats throats throats throats throats throats throats
