this Manhattan
is strong
and sweet— I’m not blind but
I don’t have to see
the New York skyline
to taste the big apple promise
take a bite, tempting vermouth
as Prince shreds Purple Rain
frozen cherry and lemon rind
Kentucky bourbon kills my pain
“Purple Rain, Purple Rain”
Captain Jack he has the bitters
brown eyes they look like smoke
his amber liquid soliloquy
makes martini glasses choke
I can’t stop sipping
got polka dots on my mirrors
this is my fourth for your
information
and I’m crying
at the moon
troysherdahl 