words

the drunk blathers,
white kid college charisma,
cheap thrills
from modest risks,
the hiss of the grill
and the drunks babble on,
talk over one another,
loudly, louder,
the louder they get
the clearer their point becomes,
augmented by repetition
and decibel level.

matters of love, family,
of life and death
should be discussed exclusively
where everyone can hear
how important your life is,
at shitty little diners
at 4 am
in summers
drenched in white heat.

-S.C. Martinez