Slippery Noodle Inn
cigarette smoke tearing the eyes
ignored in changing moods
magical voices, guitars,
drums and harmonicas
back and forth
hard soft rhythmic blues
patrons attentive inattentive
strobes lighting
laughter quarrels chitchat
bouncers casting about
performers soul engaged
wrapped in their showtime
finger tapping my table
foot tapping my floor
mulling moisture of a bottle
a periodic muse on my mind
eventually finding time
walk for home
fresh air
deafness of night
