New Poems from the South-Sunday
I decided to revise both Poems but
only the first one demanded it.
The Italian Old restaurant
The Italian Old Restaurant
located on a bump up the road
near a mall
but not of it
the best est we could do
Even a Meatatarian could not love this
meat should not
inspire wonder
was the owner a member
of the Veg patrol
It was raining and dawning-
actually twilighting
we needed to food
we needed-
a place that didn’t belong to everywhere
The TV’s weren’t turned all the way up
I heard the wine was good
bathrooms
were there
and most of the rest
of the restauain’t ain’t even a memory
By the time we left it was
darkling, but we knew where the
highway was and luckily it was
just where
we had left it
Bob Small 7-27-09 revised 8-15-09
revised 12-15-2013
Untitled Restaurant, a Poem
The thing was
It’s nothing worse than ever
and no more worse than nice
this is where
some poor souls and soldiers
go everyday
It’s not the
worstest place
spose it ‘pends
why you go there
‘ssuming it’s not the food
please let it not be the food
I heard some people
reviewing the local soup kitchens
compare contrast
compare contrast
Two men spoke in low
tones
with words darting
in and out
either the woman he left or-
I ordered a second coffee
so I could hear conversations
that would never directly affect me
Finally, she was getting itchy
wives do that
yours others future and ex future and ex
I heard one more tale
looked at one more body
etched inside me one more face
It was time and time again
It was May and twenty nine
and there was a year, too
It was the time after someone’s church
time and here is where they
were and maybe nothing else planned
I could see myself sitting there
maybe a Northern there
but still be there
I could see me sitting there
too early to drink
based on my money
I could see me sitting there
wondering which women
had which weaknesses
I could see me there
pontificating and prophetting
waiting for disciples
I could see me sitting there
wondering out front
to cigarette
to cigarette and chime
does the woman come out
do I not care if she does-
When this me did walk
out with this her
it was not to return
not to reburn
not to plan the bar night
not to leave the overnight to later
I turned the engine on
it felt good to leave
though sad
7-27-09 from 5-29-08 then 8-15-09
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