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i stand corrected

Jack Henry

there’s a bar at the end of a road
that’s marked with a ‘one way, no exit sign’

how appropriate

it’s a low-light, low-life
scum-of-the-earth,
whores-giving-head-in-
the-bathroom kind of place

my place
a friendly place
where no one knows my name
and no one gives a fuck
ever

drink, get drunk
move on

i’m sucking back cheap whiskey
shot by shot
counting time
and placing bets
on the time and day death
pulls my tag

when this woman with fuck me eyes
a wonder bra and six inch heels
walks in close and sits
up tight
at the bar

i taste her lips
drink her eyes
my imagination a cacophony of
indelicate poses

i buy her a drink
and toast her cleavage

when i ask her name
she says names aren’t important
and i think, this is a good sign

i can see the sirens
up on the rocks
calling my name with
that sad same song
closer and closer
until the heat reaches from
the tips of her fingers up
to the base of my cock

there’s no time for formalities
in the backseat of a cab
i make my peace with the sway
of her ass and follow her up
the walk, into her soul

buried forever there
and gasping for air

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