No Blues (Dominion Tavern, End)

 

Andrew Stacey

Originally published in The Evergreen Review Issue 111 in 2006.
 

just find me
a smiling picture of him
raucous
drunk
the way we stood
toe to line
as Friday found more
funds than need
and Salut!
the barmaid’s tits and
Salut! the barmaid’s
ass

I would
to be drunk again
on the too much
nothing
that is the
ten minutes
bracketing midnight

when were sung
no blues