Alive and Naked

Voices are dimmed Surroundings flow in a calm groove I am dazed I am enlightened My limbs are heavy yet move fluidly through thickened air My heart beats slow, cool, and odd like Coltrane on downers. And I tap the cat's nose with the end of my pencil He purrs hastily, eagerly, trying to cross zoned eyes to see it. It is the buzz that can last a lifetime Better than beer Better than any liquor Better than any cigarette or cigar Better than any herb or pill Better than a coma Better than death Better than amphetamines on a 2-week binge. My personal Aphrodite, though Death will come, keep me knowing that he still rides slowly.