moderation
i.
today, i am allowed to walk to
the sketchy liquor store at
the end of my block, that one with
hopeful murals and hollowed faces
moving at the speed of
clouds floating
shelves and shelves
of snowglobed
whispered secrets –
good thing we opted for the
bigger recycling can
might as
well save the planet while
killing myself too
i wish we knew moderation.
instead, we learn how to say no
and play monopoly