Beverages seem
to hold little sway
over the Undead.
ii.
Clearly, when you’re dead,
a parched throat is of the past.
A fancy —
A fleeting memory of
having once pursed your lips …
iii.
Therefore, could it be
that your first realization
after turning into
a you-know —
would be to reach for your throat & think,
Man, I ain’t even Thirsty, tho