Five Ways to Look at a Bottle of Jack Daniels

I

While the wind blows circles
around your eyes and ice
drips from the rafters.

II

From the top of a table,
looking down the barrel
of a loaded gun.

III

Through the square ridge
on her upper lip
where an angel kissed her.

IV

After 5AM on Tuesday
between sleep and the sound
of a tinny alarm clock..

V

Through spread fingers,
your arm a hollow shell
encased in silver smoke.

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