You know those theaters that serve meals
provide sofas for lounging
well here I sit ~ big mistake
tepid coffee
clumpy cheesecake
what the hell movie am I watching
oh yeah, “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral”
an oldie and a goodie
Wyatt Earp ~ Doc Holliday
neglected characters ~ long forgotten ..
like an actor's smock retrieved from props
smelling faintly of mothballs
.. and roll the credits
Burt Lancaster ~ Kirk Douglas
'twas a beautiful escape
like wildflowers blooming
in the Wild West's dust and dirt
'midst relics of all the lost stories
funny thing ~ soon I forgot all about the
tepid coffee and clumpy cheesecake!