Wednesday, June 21, 2000

with Winchester

walks in and sits down
with Winchester starts up
a conversation but
he already had one going on
the man is shaking a bit
sits and orders a meal
first chance he gets
when the food gets there
he spits something out
about being poor
and poor Winchester says
he has twenty-five and he will
pay for the man’s meal
nice gesture but I know
this man has a job
he probably cashed his check
today maybe not
sad though that he finds
it necessary to hump the old
generosity of Winchester
should I stand up and tell him the truth
about this man but maybe
he feels it worth the cost
for the added company
no one ever sits with Winchester
he put his money on the table
and was silent until the stranger left
no need for words
until he was alone again…

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