SIBERIA
LEFT MY HEART IN SIBERIA
Cool Polish ladies dance the night away
I want to dance with them too shy so I
watch transfixed My grandmother’s Poland
did not look like this
Lightening Lee & Little Freddie King headline
tonight Lee is effusive spits a lot mainly in my
husband’s direction He gives me a faux red rose
bordello scented I cannot take it home I may be
arrested at the border
Little Freddie wears red He is 4 foot 7 and sits
close to the Polish ladies on a bench He is cool
incarnate Plays the guitar like the devil knows
his name
Later I kiss Lee on a moist cheek Margaritas have
flown freely He whispers in my ear: ditch yer bro
& yer husband Red Come with me
Never go to New Orleans gentle reader I implore you
For though The Saints may pray for your sorry-ass soul
In your chest there will reside a heart shaped hole
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Winter 2014
songanddancegirl 