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.
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