Grand Theft Glory

Everyone is brave
inside the café
Tall glasses of courage,
fear toasting itself
The sound of the motors,
the drape of the muleta
A court full of jesters
—reliving the lie

(Amtrak To 30th Street: May, 2021)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Rone Avatar
May 21, 2021 at 12:16 PM
Sounds like a great train ride.
Behm Avatar
May 23, 2021 at 5:02 PM
Thanks Ken. Kurt
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