In the
Bar
Is a girl working
Whose face reminds me of
The Allman Brothers song
“Little Martha.”
.
One time I caught her eyes
And I think we spoke a little and
She was friendly like
All the girls are here in Indiana,
Especially the ones who are bored bartending.
.
The breasts are puzzlingly voluminous and pronounced
On her, as is
The general trend of thin girls in the 21st century.
.
I always just talk to her clumsily,
Sometimes getting her irritability,
But the last time in,
Not expecting to see her,
I got a high-pitched “what’s up,”
Made some small chat and
This dude 10 feet to the left of me
Wearing an expensive, ornate red shirt,
Tommy Hilfiger underwear and
New-looking Air Jordan shoes
Planted on me this fuzzy gaze as if he were
An animal stuck inside a car that was
Running or not running,
Or had the chassis running and motor dormant,
I asked “Can I help you with something”
Only to get flak from his friends who
Appeared conscious and all in all
It was another crazy night at the center of everything.