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Spinning About Three Axes

Lesser known brands
Of hard whiskey and Irish Cream
Purchased untaxed
Over international waters

We talk of prior years
In separate lives
On separate continents

A foreign tongue
Becomes my own
If only for a night

Festive atmosphere
About the room, about the stereo
Playing rap, electronica, and rock
It doesn't matter, for
"The Song Remains the Same."

We hop about in joyous recognition
And with silly expressions
We animate the refrain

We down the bottles
With unrivaled enthusiasm
And head towards the discotheque
To consume more and dance

About and about and about we go
Swinging acquaintances like lovers
Sliding across a wet floor
That now glistens with brew

A failed attempt at drunken sitstillery
The potent effects of Irish Distillery

As I recline towards the floor
The room is spinning about not one,
Not two,
But all three axes simultaneously.


John Ejaife II

This poem is appearing in the Book
Spinning About Three Axes

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