POEM OF THE WEEK

by Tom Miller - 12/29/98

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3

 

 

women at the bar

waiting

for refills of

beer

 

none will tip

but that's okay

 

when they're good

and drunk

 

somebody will

fuck

them

over

 

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she gave me

a cigarette

 

i lit it

and moved

over to where a man

was seated

 

thank god,

i said

it's a menthol

i like 'em with

flavor

 

that'll kill you,

he said

as he lit his

marlboro

 

10 times worse

than what

i'm smoking,

he said

 

yeah,

i said

 

thing is...

 

both of us

might

walk down

the stairs

tonight

 

trip and

die

 

you're right

he said

 

and then he

laughed

 

but i didn't

think it was

so funny

 

and suddenly

i realized

i was

33

 

 

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