breakfast all day

it's a long
red bricked building
nestled in between
car dealerships
and gas
stations, beaten
paths of shrubs
and splotches
of wild flowers
and brown grass
grow on the median
beside the highway.
it's been
there since
the 1940's.
breakfast all
day
the sign flickers
on the foggy window
shrouded by
thick rubber
curtains.
a placard turned
over on the sill
reads open.
next door is a tattoo
parlor,
on the other
side a Chinese
carryout bustles
with a bell that
rings every time
the door swings
open.
a hub cab store
with baby moons
on display
in the window
has the prime
spot on
the corner. they
open at 11.
but moe's is the
place to go.
limited parking.