God's List of Liquids.

it was an april night of winds and rain.
leaves tore past the window and i didn't know leaves
existed in brooklyn.

i was smoking a cigarette outside on the fire escape and

god had the book of life open at a chapter called
PLEASURE.

and he was holding the pages down with one hand
at a time

"For I made their flesh as a sieve"

wrote god at the top of the page
and then listed in order of importance:
alcohol
blood
gratitude
memory
semen
song
tears
time.