I found him in some juke joint cantina Down in the deserts of southern America
He was sitting in a dimly lit Booth in the corner of the room Digging on some blues band blowing blues And nursing a bottle of whiskey like a pro Slowly channeling the shaman within his soul
As I approached in dumbstruck awe He waved me to take a seat on the bench Adjacent to where he himself sat
We ate from a plate of enchiladas and ten-cent tacos And spoke of the poetry of Rimbaud and Baudelaire
He dreamed a dream where he and Kerouac Took a trip from France to San Francisco And read volumes of poetry books From famous beat authors And reminisced about their pasts as famous men
We continued to allow the whiskey To slither like serpents down our throats As ancient poems sauntered back up Like lyrical word *****
I told him of a dream where he and I Ate off a plate of enchiladas and ten-cent tacos In some southern American juke joint cantina Listening to joyously lamented blues And discussing the great poets of the past
We laughed and had a great time As the Doors of our perception Bled poetic verses of imagination
When the night was over And the dawn began to arrive We parted ways with many thanks And a hugging hand-shake
He went his way Off into the the waiting sun A Lizard King in celebration
And I went mine Off into the depths of shadow Taking a late moonlight drive