seven come eleven
travelers and visitors
and even some locals
could never resolve
north from south
in this dirty rivertown
mainly due to mississippi
snaking through from
east to west
when floating casinos
arrived at the docks
it made the rich
even richer
leaving the poor
picking up the scraps
and scratching
state-issued lottery tickets
downtown bus station
sees greyhounds
coming and going
on the hour every hour
from 6 am until midnight
taking out the weary
and welcoming in the
delusional and the hopeful
february two thousand eighteen
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“taking out the weary
and welcoming in the
delusional and the hopeful”
Wow.
thank you very much
This is how I imagine a town… and mistaking north from south, you paint the crossroad and people passing in all shades of grey.
thank you for your comments and insights – they are most appreciative
I enjoyed this one very much.
Thank you very much, Sarah.