John Samuel Tieman: Labor Day 2015

since I’ve retired I’ve been waiting
for the good times
it’s like the bartender points
to the back room and says
high rollers only
or like when I worked and the way
Allison would bend over
the way I’d savor a peek at her breasts
then remember my wife and savor
my shame as consolation
on the Discovery Channel something
medieval explains my faith
for ten seconds a pilgrimage
sounds like something fun
something holy and way over there
something filled with indulgences
and just arduous enough

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Copyright 2015 John Samuel Tieman