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∴ pour me another
happenstance
drawn from oaken barrel
to steady the scales
to balance the sweet
with complexity, with depth

through nitrogen-induced
liquid cascades
every atom adrift—
between enspelled spaces
a contact improvisational
adventure unyielding

am i the wayward electron
or stray proton,
seeking chaos (carbonation)
elements in fragments
each meeting
a (re)connection

imbibe
this shaman’s draft
a whimsical
flight of brindled
temporal brews ∴

∴ windows roll’d down
evening’s mist billow’d in—
took pathos out for chimaek feast
(치맥 – Korean fried chicken and beer) |
meal was grand
reminiscing grander

Time! TIME! to go
tab paid
pathos left at the train
hugs exchanged
final waves
on into the brilliant unknown
life braves ∴

∴ at midnight’s edge
tender yipping longing
softens to silence
the fox, eyes of ember-gold
questing for who
his heart hastens for
as she moves painted
with hues of symphonic sky
logo of his desire
burns
with each gaze ∴