An Exchange
He gestures ostentatiously. “Come sit.”
He doesn't have a title, but he's learned
That class's ticks: a fine, straw hat,
Seersucker suit, a box of Turkish
Cigarettes, one lit, half finished, in
An ashtray, and a glass of limoncello,
Iced and sweating, by his hand. “What
Can I have the waiter bring you, cara mia?”
You just shrug. “I'll have a limoncello, too.”
You've been in this play almost daily since
You were about thirteen. Its title could be
“An Exchange.” A plump old guy will
Offer something, food or liquor, opera
Tickets, hoping that he'll be paid back,
With interest, in bed.
Poetry by Lawrence Beck

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Written on 2022-06-15 at 19:52




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