Once upon a time in Uppsala
by the Fyris stream near the rapid's break
on a a precinct in the centre of town
it was a friday to be exact
and I was standing
in a long queue at the Systembolag liquor store
and the old timer
in front of me
said that
the survival package for the weekend
consisted of a bottle of Explorer vodka
and a sixpack of Pripps Blue lager
industrial strength
same procedure as last week.

the apache kid

translated from my Swedish original by William Harris