the concept of booze

i'll tell you
what you do,

you need to grab
that really long
neck
on that bottle of
booze.

you need to choke
it
like it's only
your last meal.

you need to see the skin
on your fingers
go white.

you may not
remember
any of this
in the morning.

you might think
this bottle
is nothing
but
your mother.

but you'll drink
it,
and you'll think
it's cleaner than
holy water.

but it's not,
and yet
it almost is.

it's only something
attached
to your personal noise,
that makes you think in terms
in your own
validity.