Carmen

four impatient guys
chatting
nicely at a bar table
drinking
facing a few, small, scrawny city stars

one steps out to the street and takes a good look around only finds a neon silence
everyone checks the clock for the umpteenth time
there are a couple of cell phones blinking like it’s eight o'clock

pupils of the skinny ones
from the booze, the smoke, and wasted time
drinking
like any regular
staring at the glass
and the glass at the past

one pretends to get up and starts saying goodbye to the others
don't go, just one more bottle
and while the clinking of glasses is heard
everyone makes a wish
crosses fingers for Carmen to show up

girl all made of fire
her tongue a thirsty reptile
just come back from the sun

Carmen
curvy circuit
wet track and rain
and I’m such a bad driver
Carmen
summer drizzle
wide sea of sargassum where we’re gonna run aground
Carmen
my coins to your fountain
cruel spy, double agent of Jesus and Satan
Carmen
between your legs life becomes a little more friendly
a friend with benefits
Carmen
the clocks fade away
and the roosters anticipate
that dawn is breaking in the city