04-21-2017, 09:14 PM
Hannibal Lecter’s Soup Kitchen
and Billiard Parlor
elbowed into
this city of crystal edges
a warm bubble if beneath the bridge
is the other option--
breakfast
an evening meal
no charge but a share of chores
a warm and dry bed for this night
and the next
the blessed man
runs it all
from his own pocket
I hear
and they hate him for it
the quiet show and grim look
but we love him here
so misunderstood
so undervalued
so attentive
rack 'em up!
and Billiard Parlor
elbowed into
this city of crystal edges
a warm bubble if beneath the bridge
is the other option--
breakfast
an evening meal
no charge but a share of chores
a warm and dry bed for this night
and the next
the blessed man
runs it all
from his own pocket
I hear
and they hate him for it
the quiet show and grim look
but we love him here
so misunderstood
so undervalued
so attentive
rack 'em up!