failed NYR

Sam Adams decided to stop drinking
At midnight on New Year’s Day.
He went to his favorite watering hole
The infamous Cosmos Bar
In Bangkok, that city of lost angels.

He had a compelling need to see Khun Lek
Joining her to drink their way to hell,
As he was twenty drinks too sober.

The night struck midnight
He looked up at the clock
Told Khun Lek.

Well, it is time
To break my new year’s resolution
To stop drinking, my love.

She smiled,
Pouring him another
Mekong whiskey and coke
She had heard that
So many times, before.