An apple a day keeps the doctor at bay–
OK. OK. This is becoming a problem.
I consume my only fruits on
an ABV chart and my whole life
is a waiting room, waiting waiting

waiting for the bad to come of this but
no DUI for me, I drink cheap ciders
and call for Ubers. Recently
a roommate said a keg he bought
was in his budget. I got a ledger
myself, lists of places my friends
go when they want to get wasted

so I budget my time for that despite
the knowing knowing knowing
to keep this up means I’ll
need to budget the liver.

(originally published in Academy of the Heart and Mind, Fall 2020)