colors
the smell of diesel on the cuff
of a leather jacket
the smell of heat
in the winter
women with their shoes off
feet on the dashboard
the hangover/taste of tequila
still in my mouth
Mexican Chicken (1 part Cuervo
1 part Wild Turkey)
ice cubes in a rocks glass
clank of a Zippo thumbed open
fumes of lighter fluid thick
as if the entire room is flammable
children in the bar tugging shirt sleeves
on the bar like carry-on baggage
a papercut of sunlight
bloodless.