The Greatest
Drinking in a place
where the living go to die
can be a simple joy.
Hands and Faces
beat down by
Death,
Divorce,
Prison,
Unkindness,
Love,
No Love,
Vice.
It is no surprise then
that we gather in these places
to mourn,
forget,
celebrate
life's
joys & hardships.
Cheap beer
drains down throats
into a warmness
of body and spirit.
Music plays as a backdrop
for memories and conversation
as voices strain to be heard
through the clattering of glass
and billiards while darts
careen through the air.
Ash trays are filled
as smokes are bummed
from total strangers
sharing this beautiful
ugly heaven.
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