Drunk on Innocents’ Blood
Annoyance from lightweight metal tins
Of beer comes out from those who, burping, drink.
No swiller ever stops to ponder sins
Against the victims. Guzzlers do not think
About the nastiness of chugging booze,
Effects on others. All soaks care about
Is selfish pleasure. Several thousand lose
Their lives in killings (sober folk). Men shout
In bars, and fight, and then go out and drive
Or lose their tempers, pulling out their guns.
The alcoholic criminals drink, thrive,
And leave us others dead, (unsozzled ones).
But that’s ok. Authorities claw cash
In taxes. Who cares about a car crash?
~ Phillip Whidden
by phillipw | Aug 15, 2024 | AL |