Thursday, August 19, 2010

Norm's Diner

Coffee with apple pie á la mode
Lost souls on La Ciegnega
The sea is high
Wind strong

Perfume smell of minerals
That rise from the briny
Close to truth
Holding life

How do these survive?
Pay them. Dress them smart
Cut the hair and
Bleed the heart

A wind blows to stir the tree
Money falls
Whilst we stand beneath
Armed with rake and shovel

All I want is another coffee
Another shot at the lights
Just to hear them go
POP! TSCHHHH!

You hit one and coffee drops
Like a circus prize
In a concrete mug
Anchored in the silent deep


Norm’s Diner
West Hollywood
September 2009
M E McCarthy

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