**heads up**

I walked along
the boardwalk
in atlantic city
one clear
crisp
February winter
evening and
I had my new
camera

I snapped a shot
of
3 ladies glowing
through a fashion store
window dressed
in beautiful sequined gowns with
no heads

they
shimmered
under
the moon-
light with-
out moving and
a man
stopped
and pointed to
the lady in the middle
the lady shining the brightest
the lady excelling top style
the one posing in the
T-length and
he said

I bet
that gown on
that girl
is pretty
expensive

yep yep
I said
to the stranger

he didn’t take
his eyes off of them
he fumbled
the filter end
of his cigarette
along the corner
of his
drooling mouth as
he asked

why don’t you
stand
in front
of the window and
I’ll take your camera and
I’ll take your picture

I looked at the 3
bodies sparking in
sync with the
starry starry
night and
I replied

well thanks anyway man
but it’s alright I
won’t fit
in
because
I have my
head
on
tonight

 

**dollar ? store**

I
was
at a strip
mall
at the super
market
complex and
I went
into
the dollar store
just
for
the hell of it
(I usually shop
in the mall) and
I bought
a pair
of leather-
look ankle
high
black vinyl
shoes
for
5
bucks