mornings become afternoons become nights two jobs I juggle just so I can say fresh money in my purse for things I do/don't need a mahogany umbrella stand gorging bottles of beer chest of drawers from that vintage store
guy at the window fancies a macchiato any second now whatshisname from the bank loose tie yet again will come in expect an espresso not in the mood only thinking about rent this month some dude last night clattered into me a drunken haze of words sticky kiss on my fringe slapped him so he grabbed me rectangular **** migraine like Vesuvius
clean a table know he's looking at me turn around hides behind the Times latte latte latte chuck it over some Asian’s lap sorry about that I'll get you another one so not with it all I can see spread out as items at a flea market snow umbrella rent *** book kiss milk orange blood money alone coffee
Written: August 2014. Explanation: A poem written in my own time, and another in the ongoing 'city' people/landscape series. This piece is nowhere near as good as I'd have liked, so edits are possible in the near future. Feedback welcome.