Allez!
Now open up.
especially after the highway.
the guy that almost killed you.
and the girl that broke your heart.
figure.
why are you here?
in this cafe.
not a menu but a manifesto.
a march of dirt.
shoplifting sex for poetry's sake.
pretending to be a teacher.
or naught.
whatsamatter?
can't drive a stick shift.
especially selfish.
knees and all.
bound to swerve.
on guard.
for everything, every turn.
each phrase a terror show.
each night a crime.
never a nurse in sight.
stabbed.
through the best.
through the chest.
no clock to save me.
never an accident.