Stainless Steel Jungle

Rattle, jingle, hiss and bang
Whistles, pops, and roar,
The noise is endless
All day long,
The din is evermore.
Beer and oil,
And label glue,
Lurking algae slime,
Familiar scents
Wher'er I go
It may be
Back in time.
Conveyors dripping
Soapy foam
As bottles tinkle by,
This is the Brewery
Where I must roam,
Never mine to reason why,
Only just to do or die.
(from the soaker discharge at Stroh's Brewery)
1991