Thursday, January 21, 2010

Poem for Thursday

Here is today's poem. I wrote this poem when I was waiting for my oil change and went to wait at Popeyes. The form/style of this poem is a sestina. Let me know what you think of it.

A Busy Monday at Popeyes


People wait around the lobby
just waiting for their food
or they are waiting to order.
The customers smell fried chicken
and mashed potatoes—ready to fill their stomach
Jazzy-blues music plays as they eat.

She wants to do nothing but eat
her 2-piece Bonafide in the lobby.
The mashed potato, biscuit, and chicken fills her stomach.
She's so hungry she wants more food!
"Should I get the catfish or crispy chicken?
I better hurry up and make my next order."

"Are you ready to order?"
"Oh, yeah. I'm starving and need to eat.
I need a big meal. I think I'll get the chicken
bowl and the 3-piece Bonafide," said the big man standing in the lobby.
He couldn't wait to eat it all, it was all for him—his food!
"Oh, yeah. That definitely hit the spot in my stomach."

(Loud rumbling and growling) "What was that? Was that your stomach?"
"Uh, yeah that was me," said her husband. "Let's make our order
before my stomach growls again. I need to get some food—
corn, mashed potatoes and gravy, and chicken in my stomach."
He and his wife ordered and now waited in the lobby
for their food. He smells it, sees it, and wants it—chicken!

They all wait in a crowd for their chicken,
because they all need food in their stomach.
They all stand around the lobby
while someone else makes their order
and another decides what they should eat.
When it's ready, they go to the front counter to get their food.

"I need some, I want some, I crave for food.
I'll get the Cajun Rice, Catfish, and Fried Chicken."
"Dang, you already had so much. Do you need to eat
anymore? Pretty soon it will be a big balloon stomach."
The hungry friend says to the cashier, "Hi, I'd like to make my order."
He shakes his head in disbelief at his hungry friend in the lobby.

You need food in your stomach?
Go get Popeyes’ chicken and make your order,
then you’ll eat and listen to the music in the lobby.

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