Shish kebabs
shish kebabs
that's all they have
Miriam said
as she sat
at the bar
of the base camp
in Morocco
I sat smoking
and drinking a Bacardi
they do salads
I said
in long French loaves
I have those
they’re healthier
and quite filling
she looked down
her nose
can't just have salad
she said
must have meat
of some kind
well don't look at me
I’m too skinny
for a decent meal
she laughed
and sat
closer to me
at the bar
can you get me a drink?
sure what you having?
same as you
ok
Bacardi and coke it is
so I asked
the bar keep
for her drink
and he went off
to get it
a cigarette hanging
from his lower lip
what did you think
of the belly dancer
last night?
I asked
not my thing
she said
but I see you liked it
yes it was a good experience
heard about them
but never
seen one before
last night
I said
the bar keep
brought her drink
and I paid him
he went off
and I said
how did you sleep?
not good
I had Moaning Minnie
with me
and she moaned
because I came in
the tent at 3am
what time
do you call this?
she moaned
some of us
are trying to sleep
she moaned on
for ages after
I think she was moaning still
in her dreams
I suppose you slept?
she said
yes I crept in my tent
and fell asleep over
my suitcase
I was too **** tired
to move it
and the ex-army guy
was zeroed
lucky you
not really
I would rather
have had you there
than him
snoring like some bear
what makes you think
I’d sleep with you?
you did the other night
after the beach party
she sipped her drink
and looked
at the menu card
that was different
she said
yes it was
I said
we went in your tent
and Moaning Minnie
came in
and turfed me out
Miriam smiled
if she'd come
five minutes earlier
she'd have got
an eyeful
yes that
would have been
a bundle of laughs
Miriam ordered
a salad roll
and sipped
her Bacardi and coke
I sipped mine
and enjoyed my smoke.
May 31, 2014
May 31, 2014 at 2:30 AM UTC
Shish kebabs
shish kebabs
that's all they have
Miriam said
as she sat
at the bar
of the base camp
in Morocco
I sat smoking
and drinking a Bacardi
they do salads
I said
in long French loaves
I have those
they’re healthier
and quite filling
she looked down
her nose
can't just have salad
she said
must have meat
of some kind
well don't look at me
I’m too skinny
for a decent meal
she laughed
and sat
closer to me
at the bar
can you get me a drink?
sure what you having?
same as you
ok
Bacardi and coke it is
so I asked
the bar keep
for her drink
and he went off
to get it
a cigarette hanging
from his lower lip
what did you think
of the belly dancer
last night?
I asked
not my thing
she said
but I see you liked it
yes it was a good experience
heard about them
but never
seen one before
last night
I said
the bar keep
brought her drink
and I paid him
he went off
and I said
how did you sleep?
not good
I had Moaning Minnie
with me
and she moaned
because I came in
the tent at 3am
what time
do you call this?
she moaned
some of us
are trying to sleep
she moaned on
for ages after
I think she was moaning still
in her dreams
I suppose you slept?
she said
yes I crept in my tent
and fell asleep over
my suitcase
I was too **** tired
to move it
and the ex-army guy
was zeroed
lucky you
not really
I would rather
have had you there
than him
snoring like some bear
what makes you think
I’d sleep with you?
you did the other night
after the beach party
she sipped her drink
and looked
at the menu card
that was different
she said
yes it was
I said
we went in your tent
and Moaning Minnie
came in
and turfed me out
Miriam smiled
if she'd come
five minutes earlier
she'd have got
an eyeful
yes that
would have been
a bundle of laughs
Miriam ordered
a salad roll
and sipped
her Bacardi and coke
I sipped mine
and enjoyed my smoke.
boy and girl in Morocco in 1970
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