The Toilet Two Step
I know it’s coming
that urge
the pressure to perform
on queue
a conga line of the incontinent
living the Maxwell House dream
“good to the last drop”.
We wait in shuffling silence
knowing that when the dance is over
we’ll be going home alone.
7/9/2021
The Last Dance Poetry Contest
Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2021
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