"this waterfall of Woodford Reserve" ha ha ha very well said. For some reason that image made me chuckle. As always this is very imagery laden. But since it is a very personal matter it is tangible. Which sometimes you tend to be more abstract, but I feel like you have been trying to detour into the land of tangibility, as of late. But still keeping the poetic turns of phrase that demarcate your style.
I really enjoyed the various usages and implications of 'end' here.
"end of an era. the endgame was an 'end of discussion'
--you couldn't have ended it, anyways, without unending dysfunction."
I thought that part was very well thought out. My favorite line, besides the woodford reserve one, is "Wincing off the rinsed response. Tip jar in a grim armoire". That's just excellent.
I wasn't a fan of how you ended it though. I'm specifically drawing attention toward the last couplet. Now, there's nothing inherently wrong or bad about none of the two. But, how they link up and stand next to each other doesn't seem harmonious. There's something discordant with the arrangement of those ideas next to each other. The metaphoric utilization of the minotaur is an interesting finale.
Thank you though, I very much enjoyed the read.
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