Cool dark saviour

Cool dark saviour
oozes from the pump
towards a gnarled face
and a bitter smile

glass meets lips
and liquid
soothes

glass meets wood
the drinker sighs
reaches for
cigarettes

turns toward the door
but no one enters
he looks again
at the cool dark saviour

greedily consumes and nods
at the landlord
he wants to meet the saviour
again