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In A Bath Restaurant

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The woman

in teenage goth

was not wearing

her forties well.

Her hard black hair

complemented

the harsh makeup.


Alleging food down her cleavage,

she leant forward

to demand his gaze.


Her loud and ceaseless talking,

interrupted only by

finger sucking,

mock fellatio.


The much younger man

with Elizabethan beard

makes only an

occasional grunt.


Their frequent disappearances

for a cig,

bring brief relief.

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Malpoet

Thu 22nd Jan 2009 09:54

Thanks both. The world is full of weird people, thankfully. Being fairly odd myself I probably end up in the smae places as the others.

While Pam and I were eating in this restaurant and observing the other diners I was reminded of Betjeman's poem 'In A Bath Teashop' so I had to write this.

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clarissa mckone

Thu 22nd Jan 2009 03:41

HI malcom, where do you see these people? You really do come up with interesting poems and stories. I do enjoy them very much!!

Pete Crompton

Thu 22nd Jan 2009 03:29

fantastic social observation
i thought it was just me that went off on thought processes like this Malcolm!

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