To get belligerently drunk
feels so noble in the act,
As does reciprocity gained
from subtle amatory advance.
Who's to say
it's anything other than that?

I yearn for the simplicity
of treading water
in the company of one's
significant other,
To wander aimlessly
yet together.

Is that really so much;
Is it ever enough?

Tho escapism's enticing
give me any other drug