Afternoon in an Uptown Dive

Man with a giant wad of cash
"Be nice or leave"
The bartender sings along to
Every jukebox song -
The starved artists who
I continually feed and I feel
Like I'm sitting next to
Mr. Tom Waits - Who doesn't
Concern Himself with what time
Happy Hour may end.

March 16, 2011
New Orleans, LA