nehi orange drink

when young,

was there anything

more cold

and refreshing,

than a long glass bottle

of nehi

orange drink from the cooler

at the corner store,

bathed in ice

for days, or weeks.

a summers day

with it turned up right

in the sun,

to the mouth,

with lips

gone to color,

your belly filled with

the pleasure of

cold and sugar.

not a single drop good for

you, 

which led you a similar 

thought, when at a certain

uncertain age

you turned to a different

drink, a miller

high life..