mom
said not to
drink beer
until after the noon hour
or I would be
an
alcoholic
unless I am on a vacation —
then mom said
it’s okay
to have morning drinks
on trips
later in life
a friend asked me
to go
to a few AA meetings
i asked the group
when they used to have
their first drink each day?
Each gave a time
always after
the noon hour
i asked how
they could be
an alcoholic
drink before noon?
Everyone stared at me
for several minutes
even my friend
could mom
be wrong?
I guess there
was a message
in all that silence
and all
them AA members
staring at me
could
mom
be wrong?