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Hollylane · 08-21-2012, 07:16 AM

Décor

by X. J. Kennedy

This funky pizza parlor decks its walls
With family portraits some descendant junked,
Ornately framed, the scrap from dealers' hauls,
Their names and all who cherished them defunct.

These pallid ladies in strict corsets locked,
These gentlemen in yokes of celluloid—
What are they now? Poor human cuckoo clocks,
Fixed faces doomed to hang and look annoyed

While down they stare in helpless resignation
From painted backdrops—waterfalls and trees—
On blue-jeaned lovers making assignation
Over a pepperoni double cheese.

08-21-2012, 07:16 AM	#8
Hollylane Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: . Preferred Pronoun?: . Relationship Status: . Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: . Posts: 11,495 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,694 Thanked 26,361 Times in 5,875 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	This reminded me of Giovanni's in VB :) Décor by X. J. Kennedy This funky pizza parlor decks its walls With family portraits some descendant junked, Ornately framed, the scrap from dealers' hauls, Their names and all who cherished them defunct. These pallid ladies in strict corsets locked, These gentlemen in yokes of celluloid— What are they now? Poor human cuckoo clocks, Fixed faces doomed to hang and look annoyed While down they stare in helpless resignation From painted backdrops—waterfalls and trees— On blue-jeaned lovers making assignation Over a pepperoni double cheese.

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