Sunday, December 13, 2020

The Vegas Nuns

You cannot be too kind.
Ask anyone in shyster-town,

Where one wipes the empty chairs and slot machines
Like delivering ablution to the world.

Another mops the marble floor
Like all manner of celebrity has left their aura there.

Another lovingly looks at the cards.
Another lovingly touches the chips.

And it doesn't make any kind of sense,
Until you see the faces at the tables, feel the pain.