the Wharf Rat says
that all those drunks
that stagger down the hill
from the inn are
just wastrels, society's unwanted;
and I remind him that
he is an inveterate drunk as well,
and he says,
"yeah, sure, but I'm
already at the
bottom of the hill."
October 23, 2011.
Copyright © 2011, Ricky A. Pursley. All rights reserved.









