The man with his hand on the red button
slouches with his bourbon in Washington.
The man with his hand on the red button
fills a shot glass with vodka in Moscow.
The man with his hand on the red button
slurps slowly, tasting rice wine in Beijing.
The man with his hand on the red button
sniffs his kosher wine in Jerusalem.
The man with his hand on the red button
downs a swig of Apo in New Delhi.
The man with his hand on the red button
mutely sips Muree in Islamabad.
These and their peers in other nations, then,
we now classify as the true Mad Men.
Roger Armbrust
July 3, 2015