Poetry & Prose

Got Love for a Playa?

*Excerpts from “Got Love for a Playa?”

(2013)

 

Laughin’ as I stroll into downtown Lowell—end up chillin’ at Ricardo’s…

Loungin’—suits to my right eatin’, sippin’ martinis…

Waitstaff to my left talkin’ ‘bout the football game on tv…

Real-estate acquaintance introduces me to lawyers, judges and politicians when he sees me…

Cordial meeting as I’m leaving for the evening…

I see the cooks in the back alley—they greet me