Buying boxes, bubble wrap, and packaging tape Emptying all the drawers out and throwing away The coupons expired, the ticket ignored There's no need to park here anymore I have whiskey on my breath and I'm stammering A slurred request for something stronger in my next drink I don't have the courage to speak Title page, previous works Dedicate to spouse and to son A foreword, a prologue, brief epigraph “You're gonna fail” in Latin
Crossing the room here feels like crossing rivers In a video game I played when I was ten The worst part is right now I can't remember One good thing happening I have whiskey on my breath and I'm stammering A slurred request for something stronger in my next drink All the whiskey on my breath it is ruining Any chance I'll get to not embarra** myself Walk up to you and say hello…