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