WE DON'T
THINK
In response to Gwendolyn Brooks “We Real Cool”
We Drink. Slowly the field
of the unknown comes to sink. We don't think
about the checkout.
We Drink. We clink our cups
to the rhythm of music. We are invincible.
Drinking defines what we do, Tried
And True.
We Drink. One down. On the floor.
The crowd continues to pour. One found,
when sound of Sirens comes around.
We Drink. Until death’s angel arrives.
Her innocence is being deprived.
She wants to live. She’s done
with this wild life. Now she sees the light.
Lorhena Antonio, 2018