DRAFT- convenience store

 


there's always fresh puke
at the seven eleven
parking lot
where I buy
my smokes
late at night

inside
a black guy
in work blues
waits patiently
to buy
a lemon Snapple
last
in a long line
of latinos
            latinas,
                    and, or
chicanos
each holding on
to cheap bundled beer
candy bars
             condoms
                     or pocky

next at the register
a stony eyed
leather vested

coorpulent

biker
scary toned

            red faced
                  tattooed

sporting multiple piercings 
and holding close

to his tight dressed
near teen 
girlfriend
who I would pay
good money for

when finally
out the door
back in the cool
night
I light up
and share a glance
with the occasional
perpetual drunk-
his hand out for change

-dp-
10-22-15


convenience store

there's always fresh puke
at the seven eleven
parking lot
where I buy
my smokes
late at night

inside
a black guy
in work blues
waits patiently
to buy
a lemon Snapple
last
in a long line
of latinos
            latinas,
                    and, or
chicanos
each holding hard                    )holding us up
to cheap bundled beer
candy bars
             condoms
                     and pocky

at the register
a stony eyed
leather vested

biker
scary toned

            red faced
                  tattooed

and sporting multiple piercings 
holding close                                     >>on

is his tight dressed
near teen
girlfriend
who I would pay
good money for

once finally
out the door
back in the cold
I light up
sharing a glance
with the occasional
perpetual drunk
his hand out for change

-dp-
10-22-15

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there's always fresh puke
at the seven eleven
parking lot
where I buy
my smokes
late at night.
inside,
a black guy
in work blues
waiting patiently
to buy
a lemon Snapple
behind a long line
of latino's,
            latina's,
                    chicano's
holding on hard
to cheap bundled beer
candy bars
           condoms
                  and poki
holding us up
at the register
a stony eyed
leather vested
biker,
scary toned and red faced,
tattooed, sporting multiple
piercings 
and his tight dressed
near teen
girlfriend
I would pay
good money for
once finally
out the door
and back outside
I light up
sharing a glance
with the occasional
perpetual drunk
his hand out for change

-dp-
10-22-15

stoned eye                                            >glazed
leather vested
biker, always scary                                                     >always
tattooed, with  multiple piercings                                        >blazing eyes and
and his tight jeaned near teen
girlfriend I could pay
good money for

11111111111111111111111111111
there's always fresh puke
at the seven eleven
parking lot
where I buy
my smokes
late at night.

inside,
holding hard
to cheap bundled beer
candy bars
condoms and poki

a long line
of latino's,
            latina's,
                    chicano's
and a black guy in work blues
waiting to buy a lemon Snapple

back outside
lighting up
the occasional
perpetual drunk        
a hand out for change

and passing by
on their way in
the stoned eye                                            >glazed
leather vested
biker, always scary                                                     >always
tattooed, with  multiple piercings                                        >blazing eyes and
and his tight jeaned near teen
girlfriend I could pay
good money for

-dp-
10-22-15
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holding their purchases
of cheap bundled beer
candy bars and poki
waiting to check out
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the security guard
once told me that
alcohol outsold all other
commodities seven to one

cigarettes ran
a distant third
behind slurpee's
soft, and power drinks

everything's open
and out of the wrapper
before the car doors
swing open towards home