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They will melt in time
as all things do,
bending to that tired but relentless god

The heart can be anywhere
Chasing sugary illusions
Flimsy promises, gentle lies
Imagined Edens of togetherness

I grasp the thin stem of a wine glass and savor
the oak flavor of the chardonnay within. In dark
recesses, images flicker like an old movie.

a leap of faith into the upside down,
yin side of yang circulation
where blood darkens to a spent wine
as if it spilled out of the mouth of a drunk

if old dogs
can have ticks + ringworm +
fleas, this septuagenarian
cat can use a recliner

the vain fruit of the vine continues, even then,
to disown its offspring vinegar,
rejecting both clear and cloudy,
fluids nonetheless destined to outlive
and outserve their fathers

All talk at the ship’s railing is of cameras,
magnification, and who is standing
in the way of the best shot.

51-degree Champagne at the 42nd parallel,
you pull a magnum from the plastic pail ice bucket

our prehistoric nomad ancestors
drank beer before learning to make bread