Aristotle divided pleasure
into two kinds: necessary
physical pleasures and those
that are good and pleasant
that we desire but don’t need
2.
At twenty, I couldn’t believe
that the vodka they had
at this party was a top-notch
brand, that they were just giving it
away, the best thing I’d then
tasted, until someone came
ever so carefully to refill
the fancy bottles with cheap stuff
3.
If pressed, my nineteen-month-old daughter
can count to three. But after two, she prefers
to start over