here at the bar <br />with my wine <br />with myself <br /> <br />the rain is not a baptism <br />it never touches my head <br /> <br />the rain dampens my pants, <br />my shoes, i'm a drunk <br />who can't control <br />his urination <br /> <br />here at the bar i am safe <br />and the mirror holds my smile<br /><br />John Kipling Lewis<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/here-at-the-bar/