Weekly Sip: Green Eyed Monster

Better watch your back.

Photo: Mart  Production

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Song recommendation: “Jealous Guy” - John Lennon

This classic tune takes on new meaning at The Oasis; sinister when it plays on the juke box amidst a quarrel.

Drink pairing: Bloody Maria

A villanelle style poem for a green eyed villain, best paired with a Bloody Maria. A villanelle requires several rhyme schemes, much like a Bloody Maria requires several ingredients:

• 2 oz. mezcal (tequila works, but trust me on the mezcal)

• 4 oz. tomato juice

• 1/2 oz. lime & lemon juice each (and a wedge to garnish)

• 1 teaspoon horseradish

• A few dashes Worcestershire sauce

• Hot sauce to taste

• Pinch of celery salt and ground black pepper

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Green Eyed Monster

In a moment of unrest
A lover’s confidence sways 
When jealousy masquerades as jest

Wandering eyes are daggers at best
Banter leads to heartache leads to pain
In a moment of unrest

Tempers run hot, put to the test
Manipulation, a game to play 
Strategizing what move is next 

Feeling envious, possessed
Nasty words spit into the fray
In a moment of unrest

Silver tongued threats met with protest 
The inevitable underway 
A night spiraling into distress

Walking out blue doors, love betrays 
Losses quickly cut, on to better prey 
Just remember, in a moment of unrest
Jealousy can masquerade as jest

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