Free spirits roam the halls tonight
not of free will of course
they don't have a freedom
as powerful as that.
The drink makes them bold and
carefree
happy and secure
and so they flit from person to person
taking what they get here, and what
they want there.
It's easy to capacitate that sort
of thing when incapacitated.
You can sense
the smell of second-hand vodka
on the breaths of all the children
they smile serenely
holding to forgotten promises
and fleeting memories
They buy their confidence
in fifths
and make sure it goes down
with some chocolate syrup.