Rohrbacher, Chad

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Publications 5-2019 The Drunken Cock Chad Rohrbacher Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, rohrbacc@erau.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.erau.edu/publication  Part of the Poetry Commons Scholarly Commons Citation Rohrbacher, C. (2019). The Drunken Cock. Pride 7 Deadly Sins Vol. 7 an Anthology, (). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/publication/1367 This Creative Work is brought to you for free and open access by Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Publications by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact commons@erau.edu. C. Rohrbacher 1113 wandering oaks Dr Ormond beach fl 32174     The Drunken Cock  Nature always sides with the hidden flaw,  and the Hungarian farmers simplified it to the slow burn.   Rumor or myth, no matter,  they know a single dose of grain alcohol  will make the cocks assume  maternal behavior.  Now the chickens worry less about their offspring  and the farmers realize the wealth of stress-free poultry. Scrambled, poached, over-easy or fried, grandmother’s on budgets bake more soufflés  while teenagers drive nails through shells,  work lips and tongue, drinking dreams  of muscles taught and supple, muscles strong enough to embrace girls  under moonlight, in cars, in foldout pages, yes, there are enough eggs to go around.  For the chicken it’s all routine. The egg, the cold fingers ruffling feathers, the day  of pecking dirt for grain and insect,  while the uninterested cock drinks, shot for shot,  calls out the sun and parades around the yard,  all while nudging chicks toward adulthood.   At least it has enough decency to wait for the afternoon sun to warm the feathers before clawing home drunk, so proud  of its chicks, overconfident of its contribution.   

The Drunken Cock

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