LONELY NIGHTS
"One more," a stranger
swaying back and forth
yells out, "One more."
Aged beauty wears
a false mask of happiness -
wears a polyester skirt
pulled up above her knees
showing off her aging thighs. . .
leaning on a bar,
"One more."
A quarter in her wrinkled
hand, "One more."
She taps the quarter on its'
side - twisting back and forth
on the bar tool,
half smiling,
half carying,
"One more."
Nancy Duci Denofio
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4 comments:
hi nancy, came from twitter your friend retweeted your blog, love your blog pic, the poem was superb :)
Poetic Monthly Magazine is now accepting submissions. Poetry and short-short stories welcome! High school and college students are welcome to submit. We encourage submissions from writers at all experience levels. We also need visual artists!
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Hi Erin - I am so pleased you have left the information about submitting poetry. And, I should do so ASAP. Thanks for the head's up - and my work will be sent. Sincerely, Nancy
William, thank you so much for your comment concerning this poem, it is certainly appreciated, hope you will follow. Nancy
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