da Vinci’s finger .. .

alcohol and the elite – a heady mix!

I pick up another bottle
summoned up the elitist
the amateur has gone
still hiding in her tree
is this your chosen brand
can I add mine to the list

I studied nothing more at school
than girls and their knickers
ink blots on the desk
my imagination running wild
blind until I could not see
teacher’s finger pointing at me

it pointed at the ceiling
as in Leonardo’s cartoon
teacher was no madonna
she had bony, arthritic fingers
not really funny except that
teenage boys can be obscene

whoever chooses our lovers
chose not our teachers
who then chose neither you nor me
taught what they thought they knew
nothing about life, living or
the best whisky on the shelf

©edenbraytoday28.08.2023