By Joseph K. Wells
A fresh slice
of orange exploding
at the brim.
I slurp up
every little drop,
without a break,
without a blink.
Overwhelmingly
quenched
yet still parched,
every thought
so distinct,
yet dissolved
into one drink.
Every cell
so intoxicated,
yet so sobered,
exhilarated
yet so numb,
so incoherent,
yet as never before
have they been
so much in sync.
I drink up
the concoction
by this brilliant mixologist,
yet to us all unknown,
overflowing
the fragile walls
of this life
as for now to us known.
Joseph K. Wells is an American poet and healthcare executive, originally from India. Since 2016, his poems have found a home in over two dozen journals and lit mags internationally. A selection of his published works is available at https://paperonweb.wordpress.com/ .
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