But water washes syrupy residue into a tasteless nothing, diluting vodka Irn-bru and sundown, merrydown. Hand grasps handle of beer jug and jerks. Alcohol addiction a mere muscle spasm in our limbs.
Tube train pulls in rain. Hoards, board and thrust in stale air where curried sweat mixes with the perfumed stench of another working day. I pray my...