Ever tried to brainstorm
in a bar where coke courts Jack
and the luck of the draw will
find a monkey on someone’s back?
In the broken neon ambiance
much of the thinking isn’t worth
a penny, and the only one taking notes
is a waitress keeping tabs.
Serve enough pitchers of beer and some
guy will think he’s Einstein and a woman
may get lit enough to think she’s Poet Laurette
of the bathroom wall.
There’s a lot of problems at The Sticky Pony,
but Solving didn’t pass the I.D. check
with the bouncer at the front door.
©Susie Clevenger 2025
NaPoWrMo Day 16
