8:177) chris abraham 21-APR-98 17:15

must nectar be sweet? must it be sticky and viscous? is it not the sweet waters of the small towns far away neither invaded by toothpaste nor the pomade of rich black hair. the flushed rubber. must nectar be sweet? must it pulp and leave residue? must nectar be squeezed or blended, must it be diluted before the buds of the tongue can enjoy? what is this nectar and why must it be sugary, that the diabetic must beware?

no, it is the sweetness of the waters downed in large gulps from the cool tap in a far off place. lapped from the hands set deep into the kitchen sink when mom isn't watching, when the girlfriend is in the other room, taken in big guilty draughts from the pitcher in the cooler, taken with a squeeze of lemon, with or without ice, but cold and most certainly flavored not by citrus but by earth and molecules.