Claire Scott’s most recent poem to appear here was “God on Prozac” (July 2018).
Siren Song
By Claire Scott
come closer
I stride by Crown Liquor, past BevMo
without so much as a sideways glance
let me soothe you with my song
I stop for a moment at Crogan’s
to check in with my friends
which include five shots of tequila
chased with tumblers of stout
skipping AA staggering home
a migraine of grackles in my head
two weeks sobriety undone
in under an hour
forget plastic chips
forget burnt coffee
forget ‘my name is Wes
and I am an alcoholic’
listen listen
to sweet sounds
lash me to the mast
wedge wax in my ears