WET RECOVERY

Mangled post tequila,

Estrangement narcotic,

Longing, withdrawal.

Up from the basement

Pretty feet restored

I propel myself

With nothing

But will, grateful for the veil

Of mist, piano notes

Icy raindrops pelting

What’s left

Post hacking

Into,

Hacking away.

Hmph.

He’s not the only martyr

Dragging me down,

Blowing me up.

I will sleep with the river,

Esoteric toads,

A harridan

Sharper than thistle,

Embraced.

Sheltered. Cleansed.