for just a moment

sometimes drinking is the only thing that will numb the pain

melt the hailstone

that everpresent

Rock

ironic

in a way

isn't it

that i don't drink

often

(once upon a time, never alone...)

and toxic

intoxication

makes forgetfulness come

and go for

just long enough

to remember

that it

is enough

for just a moment

but then it is gone

in a moment (and every moment after . . . )