Saturday, November 21, 2015

The Chestnut Street Cafe - Poem

Lawrence Hall
Mhall46184@aol.com

The Chestnut Tree Café

Another glass or two of Victory gin
A drag on a Victory cigarette
A game of chess, idle conversation
Nothing to do now, and no place to go
A corner table just for them
Ungoods confessed and shriven by the State
Cautionary examples doing penance
Beneath the ever-busy telescreen
Purging themselves of ambiguities
Awaiting only the bullet of love

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