last night i:
didn't have a sip of alcohol
even though annie had campari
and it tempted, i drank chai tea
with simple syrup and oat milk
and the "de-alcoholized wine"
dnae brought and generously
offered, i didn't smoke weed
the most seductive of all,
joints circulating-- i decidedly
didn't bring my own, knowing
it would be all the easier to do
it and i want to see what it's
like, for a whole month, to go
without, something i haven't
done in nearly ten years.
what i learned:
i still had fun and laughed a lot
and connected with new people.
i didn't share my whole philosophy
with the youngster whose bold
strokes felt a little extreme to me
(am i old? yes, obviously hahaha)
due to energy and discomfort, dnae
and i walked over to the other side
of the circle, poured the booze-free
wine into beautiful slipper-pink
glasses and toasted like wedding
folk to redefining power
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