Dylan Thomas I am not, or drinking and writing is a dangerous thing

[plural]

I must express
my deepest gratitude
for the unyielding kindness
you have all shown me
In forgiving
my drunken ramblings

In reviewing
my scribbling and ravings,
without the edifying monocle
of an empty bottle

I am struck
by the latitude
and quite frankly
the longitude as well
of your grace

My cats discovered my nipple ring
at exactly 6:14 this morning
may I say
that there a better ways
to be roused from a blissful
drunken slumber

they are still under the bed
hiding from the perception of wrath
which must surely accompany
such hideous of screams

While
I have
on many occasion
enjoyed
similarly playful attention
to my nipples
generally
the women
who I am intimate with
keep their claws
sheathed