3.14

 

do you like pie?

  do you remember the
        last time you had a
                great slice of pie
or,

where you had that
       great slice of pie

like in some art deco,
   silver streak train
car diner

the one with the
  stools that spun
    sitting in front of
the counter

the diner with a Tuesday
     night blue plate special

a diner where lonely
      old men would eat,

men so old that the space
      between one heart beat
         and the next might never
arrive

a diner where most of
   the waitresses are old,
     look tired with bags under
       their eyes and still had a smile
         as warm and friendly as a new
            spring morning and called you,
              "Honey", when they took your order

a diner where your
          grandparents,
              parents knew
the owner

the diner that always was
    there on the same corner
         of the same street in the
 same town or city

always there like the
   sun setting in the west

always there like war
  and the rumors of war

always there like the
  promise of summer
    and the hope of love
returning

NOW THERE WAS A REAL
    PLACE TO HAVE A SLICE
OF PIE

pie like:

apple with the chunks
  of crystal sugar on top

cherry where the cherries
 came from the tree chopped
  down  by George Washington
himself

peach with peaches as
       sweet as a summers
                 night in Georgia

and coffee strong
  enough to kick your
    ass down a flight of
stairs

so come on

    stop whatever you're
doing

grab your coat

let's jump into the
  old blue 66 dodge
dart

head on down to a
   forgotten American
dream

and get some
pie

         see you there