Bear in mind – as I conjured an image of a bear in my mind, both indulging in a few rounds at the bar; raising the bar to dizzying heights, till one of us might succumb to intoxication.
A rather fishy scenario, devoid of any fishy breakfast beneath the bear's breath, reminiscent of a grizzly confrontation.
Yet, we diligently tailed our cocktails at the counter – chasing after them without any count of remorse. For we both loathed the winter that awaited us beyond those bar doors, devising a scheme to drink deeply enough to drift into slumber and embrace the idea of hibernation.
I guess that’s what you get when a man has cocktails with a bear at the bar - only to discover that by the end, I was left with a solitary bear, while my wallet lay stripped of its treasures, solitary bare.