La Petite Danseuse ~ Thursday, February 26, 2026

Landed the role as a singer to play
underpaid server in a greasy spoon
casting was too easy, a single part
kiss the owner and make her cry, sashay
your hips in the kitchen, a bear chases

guided by GPS, then a baboon
underneath the floorboards emerges, start
your engines, the racetrack across the street

you know giant penis syndrome races
every new car on the lot with stick shift
answer questions, the special of the day
how should you know, ask Montgomery Clift

nothing but the right profile, as they say
only you are a star, with the card cheat
taking your tips, what do you care, the role

works out perfectly for wages, stages
appear ordinary, a real diner
visions of the big lights, life on the dole
in London, not much fun, but on the strip
not Hollywood but Las Vegas, wages
grind gamblers into bits, nothing finer

bits and pieces, what happens in Vegas
understood, the rumor mill, get a grip
telephone operator places calls

despite smart phones, what with the hotel bill
resident gamblers, do they have the balls
obviously, as power lacks the will
winner takes all, a painting of Degas
now, your understudy will take over
if you can go back to visit your mom
not in London but in Glasgow, no qualms
given you earned your share, a Land Rover

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