Lizardo


Lizardo has a difficult time
coping with reality,
he lives in a fantasy world
where there isn't any pain
or misunderstandings stemming
from dealing with other people

Every morning, Lizardo lites up
a hand rolled cigarette,
mixed with tobacco and
marihuana
He inhales it very slowly
and holds in the smoke in his
lungs till it feels like burning
Then he takes a sip of
dark coffee without sugar
(the only bitter thing he accepts)

He keeps a suitcase
filled with clothes under the bed
and walks with his passport
in his pockets, in case he
decides to take a last minute
plane to nowhere

Lizardo is not a friend of the masses,
though he keeps up with the latest
trends: baggy beige pants, Polo shirts,
braided straight hair, baseball cap on backwards,
SUV, DVDs, DSL internet and cellular phone
(though his ape-like hands press more than
one button at a time)

Chinaski would be proud of him,
Lizardo while reading poetry
stained the Bukowski's cover
with cheeseburger grease
and ketchup while reaching
for some cheap warm beer


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