reserved seating

we go to the movies
and sit in our big leather chairs.
reserved online.
recliners
like dad used to have.
cup holders.
they lean back, lean forward.
you could almost fall asleep.
there's plenty of leg
room.
we have our food. a meal.
popcorn too and twizzlers.
a large drink,
napkins.
we're early so we have to
watch an endless stream
of ads, but so what, we're
comfy in our seats, smack dab
in the middle, in the back.
it's not like the old days,
squeezed together,
in hard seats, knee to
knee, elbow to elbow,
scrambling to find two
spots together in the dark
before the movie
starts. it's a wonderful
new theater, with a curved
big screen, the sound shakes
you to the bone.
it's a shame though that
the movie stinks and all
the good stuff is on Netflix
and amazon at home.