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Drink

Mike Berger, Ph.D.

I talk to him almost every day
as he goes about his routine.
He tells me that 42 empty beer
cans will buy a bottle of wine.

For his age, he is adroit at climbing
into a dumpster, plastic bag in hand.
His only possession, a battered grocery
cart. He lives under the bridge on 7th Steet.

He claims he graduated from the local
University with a degree in chemistry.
He started drinking when his new bride
ran off with another man.

I give him a couple of bucks on special
occasions. He’s effusive with his thanks.
The drink demons owns him. He can’t
break the cycle. As I am heading home,
I see him passed out in an alley.

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