Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

Tequila

"...Shots offered by traveling strangers..."

Tequila

Single life is Tequila with a slice of lime,
Shots offered by traveling strangers.
Play them all deal them jacks, some diamonds
then spades, hold back aces play hardball,
mock the jokers.
Paraplegic aging tumblers toss rocks,
Their dice go for the one-night stand.
Poltergeist fluid define another frame.
Female dancers in the corner
Crooked smiles in shadows.
Single ladies don't eat that tequila worm
dangle down the real story beneath their belts.
Men bashful, yet loud on sounds, but right times soft spoken.
Ladies men lack caring verbs, traitors to your skin.
Ladies if you really want the worm, Mescal,
don't be confused after midnight.






Article © Michael Lee Johnson. All rights reserved.
Published in the October 5, 2020 issue .
Image(s) are public domain.
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