(Art Chaim Soutine) – (Poem Jay Simpson)
Locks Without Keys
Ornate hinges locks without keys
security alarms missed opportunities
time travellers in slow moving trains
red light district shopping malls
banned books stolen franchises
lost credit cards rising debt
railway bars smelling of flesh and sweat
rotting meat whiskey sin
empty calendars late night art shows
drunken booksellers private dance parties
poets reading cocktails spilling
syllables falling on deafened ears
signing abandoned poet fleeing
propriety wins the game
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Poetry Jay Simpson 