Hair on the neck
Hair on the cheek
It muffles the noise
when I speak

And the vision
is not quite right
as spirits help one
through the night

Whiskey in the mines
without any gold
Bourbon for the stories
I never told

Scotch for soothing
throats and fears
Vodka cleans those
blood stained gears

Rum is the wine
of the salty seas
where the wind and the waves
will now drink me

(November 1st, 2017)