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10-Drunks

DRUNKS

You came over on a chilly day in May

with a bottle of vodka,

and never left for two years.

When I passed out,

you stood me up naked in the shower.

I felt reassured that you knew

how to handle a drunk

other than yourself.

When you left, it was for another woman

who didn’t drink.

How was she ever going to talk to you

without a glass

in her hand?

Elizabeth Morse

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