Sanderson's...1:00 A.M.
   
  The Pink Garter's lights   flash
  across the street - topless joint,
  I 'magine.
  Union Station hangs below forty presidents on the south wall.
  Been closed for how long?
  Old black men talk shit from the front booth.
  Some mustachioed, gray-haired, white dude can't help but notice
  a young white chic
  with some guy over there.
  A mustachioed, gray-haired, black dude
  wipes tables.
  A sixtyish waitress, with glasses
  says I really should sit in front on A sunday night,
  "I've gotta watch the register, ya know...
  The special today is chicken soup,
  and don't forget our super cinnamon rolls."
  A black chic smiles as she passes in a tight green skirt
  and revealing tank top...
  Revealing what?
  She wants to fuck me,
  I 'magine.
  "I'll just have some coffee, please."
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