PostPoems Be Artistic. Be Creative. Be Inspired!

A sign sets you straight:

It’s a cash only bar

and a bottle or Red Stripe

will set you back 3 bucks

It’s a dank bar

and most of the patrons

seem to be local

I hear “Hold on Loosely”

on the jukebox

and I’m suddenly remembering

a bad 80’s comedy “Spring Break”

even though the movie

used “Caught Up in You”

Some bands sound the same

regardless the song they play

although I used to crush big time

on the actress in the film

whose name I no longer remember

I see one of the locals

ordering a shot of Fireball

and on a dare

I order one too

In this situation

It’s just the right thing to do

Of course,

the guy bathed

in way too much cheap cologne

has to sit within 5 feet

Bring back social distancing

for the love of God

the sweat of the unwashed masses

is far less offensive

In turning away to save my nose

I notice the TV is running

“Oh Brother, Where Art Thou”

on a fuzzy screen

I’m not a man of constant sorrow

I feel great joy

an awful lot of the time

but a subversive film

in a local bar

deserves another shot of Fireball

another shot, another beer

set back another 8 bucks

It might be a long night after all