Don’t Forget

Sap at just about every turn leaves
a man feeling crash
“turn” meaning the phrases avoided
on the way to the fridge he calls his bar
the shot of water in a half-broken glass
he calls a martini
clear liquors go down best listening to songs
with some chest hair
the fiery burp a telltale sign
practicing weakness for the first
kiss is a lark
a page out of her book
that he never put down





