Sunday, April 11, 2021

scary places

there's the filling station
bathroom, of course.
or the phone booth
on the side
of the interstate.
or the bus depot
with neer do wells
nearby.
the dive bar along
the canal.
the back seat of a cab
speeding
down broadway.
a motel
with a sign that says
vibrating mattresses 
available now.
there's the grill
at the waffle house.
the soup line,
the shelter.
the wedding altar.
a lion's open mouth.

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