11-12-2015, 11:17 AM
Contained edit (Cousin/WJ/Ray)
the thing about a hip flask
is it says a lot about you—
much more than your shoes
you don’t have a meet cute
with a young mother
in the park at 10 am—
you go home and sleep through afternoon
dream you’re a king
and forget you were dreaming
if you wake
it will be uneasily
you will refill the flask
and still not know
it has grown dark
the parks are empty.
Contained -original
the thing about a hip-flask
is it says a lot about you—
much more than your shoes
you don’t have a meet-cute
with a young mother
in the park at 10am—
spring or fall
you go home and sleep through afternoon
dream you’re a king
and forget you were dreaming
if you wake
it will be uneasily
you will refill the flask
and still not know
it has grown dark
the parks are empty.
the thing about a hip flask
is it says a lot about you—
much more than your shoes
you don’t have a meet cute
with a young mother
in the park at 10 am—
you go home and sleep through afternoon
dream you’re a king
and forget you were dreaming
if you wake
it will be uneasily
you will refill the flask
and still not know
it has grown dark
the parks are empty.
Contained -original
the thing about a hip-flask
is it says a lot about you—
much more than your shoes
you don’t have a meet-cute
with a young mother
in the park at 10am—
spring or fall
you go home and sleep through afternoon
dream you’re a king
and forget you were dreaming
if you wake
it will be uneasily
you will refill the flask
and still not know
it has grown dark
the parks are empty.