Sunday, October 24, 2010

Waitress

Burn scars from scorching plates
Sweat-drenched face
Pony-tailed locks that never stay in place
Her grease-stained nametag reads
 Grace
A smoker’s accent – real
A serrated voice you can feel
The kind of woman’d never kneel
For anyone who wasn’t paying.

No comments:

Post a Comment