Gin Filter

WWHD (What would Hemingway do?)

I am shaped like a

Martini glass

 

With a big head funneled through a 

Small mouth,

(And the dirt and bitters settling there)

Set on a

Thin, meek body,

(Too small to support the dry thoughts up there)

Set on a

Boring, common base,

(Looking like every other glass's base, no matter how abstract the flavors up there)--

 

And that's enough reason to drink.

 

The more I drink, the more I see

My head is the olive, salty and sweet,

My shoulders are broad, my chest is strong,

(My heart is salty sweet)

My waist was made for a simple finger's grip,

And my base is sturdy enough--

I stand.

I stand--

I pour another drink.