high-lifers high-
light living by degrees.
increment-
ally sliding into seas
of despera
tion. it makes a change
but not
the good kind.
the good kid
doesn’t touch to the stuff–
highlife or silver bullets.
doesn’t touch the spirits
from the stills. doesn’t touch–
easy to slip into that life,
high and haughty
on youth. yes, we all know–
man takes a drink, yes, and
so on–
but what happens when it’s a boy?
living high on the hog
spirits don’t ask why–
each day–
is as good a day as any
–to die.