11-29-2023, 12:19 PM
Old Neighbors
He doesn't like them anymore;
supposes he never did.
But one weak voice
from a trailer park
on the edge of town
comes off as bitter--
no matter how sweet the speaker.
He says it's the unearned affluence
that nauseates him now--
walnut and granite
trampled by swine.
Before it's too late
he pawns mother's pearls
for a bottle of wine
and one last shot at nostalgia.
He doesn't like them anymore;
supposes he never did.
But one weak voice
from a trailer park
on the edge of town
comes off as bitter--
no matter how sweet the speaker.
He says it's the unearned affluence
that nauseates him now--
walnut and granite
trampled by swine.
Before it's too late
he pawns mother's pearls
for a bottle of wine
and one last shot at nostalgia.