You can hear yourselfin other’s stilted slurred speech
after hours
in the squall of the night.

You are afraid how much you parrot
these sounds you’re hearing
and don’t want to repeat these behaviors
any further.

You sound embarrassing in your ears
as they blather on.
You wish they’d stop
but they have so much stupid shit to say
and it’s all with your stupid voice.

Just shut up, you!
But you won’t.
You know how stubborn you are
when you drink.