And Thus I Say, Is The Way I Write

Today
my logon sign is a chilled corona,
cerveza to the masses, no slice
of lime in a clear bottle this time
around – no room in the picture.
Yet there’s a peace of mind
knowing your thoughts before they
are fatally revealed, unlike telling
tales out of school, so to speak,
or an appeal against things made
from mystique or those oblique
references I didn’t understand at
all that well back in my youth.
But this beer says take it lightly,
touch it to your lips and taste –
let it trickle down your throat in
gentle sips. And thus – I say,
is the way I write.
© 21 March 2007, I.D. Carswell