Alone In A Diner
copyright 2026 by Michael Walker
I wish these people would slow down
To talk occasionally
Instead of throwing out
Sugar-coated cliches
Hurrying
To the
Time clock
Work is
Overrated
And I
Need
A
Goddamn
Job
As I sit in
This restaurant
Wishing I could order
The
Beautiful
Waitress
Instead of
A bowl
Of chile
I probably will leave
Unfinshed …

Intro