oh good lord, bartender
deliver me, another moment
sweet & dense as the last

passed me by, not yet
yet her vessel lies clear of the substance
an upturned mouth
swallowed whole
this moment with the past

cue the bells & fetch the coffin
say your prayers

stop!
cling, cling, cling!
i chant and rage against the earth
i run against her turn with each bell toll: faster, faster

all pigeons flap off
a monk in descent

just one more, last, wish:

oh good lord, bartender, the moment has passed
so serve me another,
sweet and dense as the last