the armchair anarchist meets the Turkish men
SportsCenter is blaring on the TV above the fireplace
ten feet away is another TV
tuned to a different channel
& from the overhead speakers falls the voice
of the Queen of Soul
I’m trying to read a magazine through the distractions
as if those aren’t enough, Turkish men begin collecting
in front of the lobby’s other fireplace
“As-Salaam-Alaikum” and a kiss on each cheek
because I’m a proper lefty I feel an instinctive need
to approve of their gathering
to be better than the unwashed (sniff)
that’s when I see the Amway bag
& realize that this pyramid is no Mount Nemrut
& yes I had to look that up
/ / /
Jason Crane
30 January 2018
Pittsburgh PA
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