downtown dining

it's the parking,

the one way streets,

the detours,

the broken meters.

the unreadable signs.

the over priced 

bland food,

the inattentive waiters.

it's the drinks

full of ice

and topped off

with a splash

of liquor.

it's the police, the running

of red lights.

the sirens.

the madness of it all.

it's dining

downtown on a tuesday

night.