Mortimers Pub
You are so cordially invited to
witness the drunken fool as he
tries to explain his life to
a bar stool which refuses to
answer his pleas of a
attention. Every night he
gives his chair a name and
loves it for as long as he
remember to.
Next to him we find our local
party girl whose life everyone
has entered, used, and left
never to return. Every
Thursday night she
Watches the fool try to
coax the chair to bed
Then gives him a free ride
if the night is slow.
Lately, though, they’ve
been joined by the
divorcee’ who’s trying to
pick up the bartender
so she’ll stop feeling lonely.
She sits at the end of the bar
watching as he walks back
forth serving others. If he
appears to be getting too friendly
she calls him over for a refill
and keeps him nearby.
Others fade in and out, day
to day, but the regulars
are permanent fixtures, like
the pool table light, never
to be removed until broken
or dead.
Copyright © Juli Freda | Year Posted 2021
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