Tom Bell Poet Bio

Fool With A...

Lived my whole life
In a black neighborhood,
Got no problem with that,
Matter of fact, was quite good

Rarely a problem, or for
at least a long time,
The memories of that town,
I cherish as mine...

Way back in the sixties,
Just around the block
Was John's Tavern...
It was culture shock...

At 16 or so,
We'd be sipping a beer
Shooting some pool
And home was so near

$2 would keep 
you amused for a night,
And never therein,
Did I witness a fight...

One feisty black man,
I can hear his voice now...
When winning at pool...
How he would 
So proudly create
quite a row...

"Fool With A Stick!"
This he would bray
I can hear it inside,
Till this very day...

But now I've gone,
Around once too long,
And if he was alive,
This would be his song;

"Fool With A Bic!"
"Fool writting words
"Fool with a Bic
"Fool for the Nerds!"

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