a common container
of plastic or glass or metal
to quench the thirst;
or an addict's redemption
the purpose of a vending machine
promptly summoning
from the bowles
of a mechanical god
the heathen potion
as a reward for
your financial sacrifice
it holds no liquid
able to confine
the transparent pyre consuming
the unearthed flesh
down to the virgin, Babel time
when you clumsily whisper
Die Flasche ist leer.