STANDING AROUND

smoking & bullshitting,
discussing the state
of the world:
the Knicks suck cock;
Sabathia is through;
Obama's a pussy & Michelle
shouldn't give him any of hers;
shame about the Ukraine,
Putin's a putz,
but he's a pure putz;
Fuck Canada, the action
is here, always been,
always will be;
don't be stupid,
they're cool, humane;
Fuck humane;
no such thing as "humane,"
animals are more humane;
as our heads swivel
eyeing the New York ladies.
It's getting warmer:
more flesh
is seen
getting us
warmer.
Some girls give us
a glance--
as only girls can
--quick,
immediate,
less than a second
it lasts.
It's all it takes
for them to know
they don't
want to fuck us.

Old calendars
we are
telling them
what time
it was.

Norman Savage
Greenwich Village, 2014