lady in a yellow shirt with a single beer

you walked past me today
and at first I was thinking
‘damn, she’s pretty hot’ but
as you got
closer
i could see the depth of your life in the lines on your face
even though you stared at the ground as you
walked back towards your
motel
single brown bagged 16oz beer in hand

i just want you to know that I understand
where you are coming from and
where you are heading
i’ve seen it so many
times
years of partying under your belt
you have surely gotten that look from
too much living and too little
life
“fuck it Lady”, I write, beer in hand

we are all, mostly all, working to
make some other men rich
we have unclear futures and
crystal clear
dreams
because we sweat, because we toil, we party
and we put off monday as long as we can
come 11:59 sunday night we are still
drinking
“fuck you world” we say to the last sip

fuck you all

-Lewis Applequist (Summer 2009)