Okay, just one quick one since you asked so nicely...

SOBRIETY

Even if you can't remember
why the ink dried faster
in the days of wasting breath
on galvanizing souls,
Keep in mind that you were tamer
plunging to your death with passion
nightly as the lesser beasts
hungered for yor sinking limbs

And as the ripples settled in
you anted up the gin
Faces paled from grey to green
and lovers freyed along the seams

Your palms upturned and open
Only God could crack you secrets
Until they lost their meaning:
and all punishments revoked.
And penitence was wasted
on those too stoned for vengeance,
forgiving every mortal vice
they wanted for themselves

And as the ripples settled in
you anted up the gin
Faces paled from grey to green
and lovers freyed along the seams

So you recant sobriety
hoping no one saw you clean
and let precipitation
huddle in pools around the sockets
you once counted for your eyes
And marvel at the way that love
can paint you in streaks of destruction
that smear the perfect tragedy
of your imagery

And as the ripples settle in
you ante up the gin
Faces pale from grey to green
and lovers frey along the seams