To Say Goodbye to Sobriety

This is the time
to say goodbye to sobriety
to tie our stars
to these hollow chalices
turning inside out.

to say hello
to the bruise of this swollen intemperance,
the bottomless barrel
of these succulent grapes!

We need to ferment in darkness
like wine
because we are intoxicated by light!
We need to live
because we've lit the candles of time.

We die of intoxication
because flames
devour candles.