Saturday, January 31, 2009

dead homey shot

new bottle of jim

place it on the
kitchen counter

(label side out)
stand back

breath deep

say silent prayer for
those that went
to the other side
before you &
before their time

get shot glass
place next to jim

say silent prayer for
those that went
to the other side
before you &
before their time

twist the top
grasp bottle by neck

pour

close bottle top
stand back

say silent prayer for
those that went
to the other side
before you &
before their time

take shot in hand
take shot in mouth

swallow

say silent prayer for
those that went
to the other side
before you &
before their time

(in memory)


2 comments:

Alijah Fitt said...

completely appropriate for where I have been lately

Unknown said...

Disgruntled World Citizen:

I enjoyed this one; the repeated stanza is clever, the repetition signalling ritual in honor of the dead?