Liquid Shelter

I toss fire down your throat pour you your bullet, goblet to gullet glass-jacketed explosions line my wall like church organ flues ablution for absolution from desperation libation-liberations for exaggerated exhilarations bottled fevers for believers kneel your mind choose your raptures you’ve come to my altar now your blood I’ll alter shaken, stirred, swirled, singed with little bonfires as potent a potion as you like each percent speeds your ascent or descent your thirst it’ll wet and abet I have spirits to lift yours a cure in every liqueur bubbly for the lively painkillers for loners oh, I’ll hear your confessions too earshot with your liquor shot, on the house no judgement nor penance just a warped sense of time to let you unparch your soul salvage the day and get ready to face the next one I’m your friendly mercenary-priest enforcing a restraining order against reality one more?