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verse
bursts
exploding
against
your
connoisseur
poetic
p a l a t e ,
barely
tickling
your
fancy
cushioned
b r a i n ,
inebriated
with wordplay,
then nursing
your poetic
hangover
back to
s o b r i e t y .
verse
bursts
exploding
against
your
connoisseur
poetic
p a l a t e ,
always
yearning for
new embellished
rhymes
to lick and
f o n d l e ,
distilled liqueurs
wasting away
in that—
your vintage
cellar
without a
n a m e ,
all verse—
aflame,
oh, such a
s h a m e .