Lagunitas IPA

Lagunitas IPA

Sitting in this IPA haze

wondering why this winter moon

is staring at me with its silver hue.

I wish it would stop.

Staring that is.

So I can fade

into my Lagunitas IPA

and quietly walk the beach

in Petaluna, Ca

alone.

Walking

bare foot,

sand laughing

between my toes,

laughing at the idiocy

of the hidden meaning

in beer bottle labels.

“Thanks for choosing to spend

the few minutes with the special

homicidally happy ale.”*

~~~

Now I can understand

“homicidally happy”

since homicidal

is how I feel

after my third IPA!

And Kobain’s “The Man Who Ruled The World”

plays slap shot in my brain.

What? That’s suicide,

not homicide, right?

Homicide

Suicide.

What’s the difference?

Someone gets dead.

~~~

The IPA label continues:

“Savor the moment as the raging hop

character engages the

imperial qualities

of the malt foundation

in mortal combat

on the battle flied of your palate!”*

And of course the ultimate:

“Life is uncertain. Don’t sip!”

Bukowski would have loved

this philosophical touch,

drunken fool that he was.

~~~

But,

getting back to sipping,

battle fields,

mortal combat

and imperial qualities;

life is very certain –

short

and pointless.

So sipping is not an option.

But,

who really wins in this

homicidally happy adventure?

Gladiator?

Lion?

Or Imperial Rome!

~~~

Looking up,

this winter moon,

with its silver hue,

is still staring at me.

So I say,

are you just gonna stare

or get me another

La- goo- knee- tas IPA.

Three down, I need more.

Please, let’s make it number four.

As Bukowski,

in his stupor replies,

“Mortal Combat” anyone!

~~redzone 12.17.13

* These are the actual words found on the label of a Lagunitas IPA bottle. Honest.