"I hate this town..."

Tonight has been like a movie
Here I sit
Behind the counter of Brewing Grounds
By myself

In the room opposite me
I hear women reciting monologues
About vaginas
About their orgasms
Referred to as "floods"
About their uterus
And their sexcapades with
BURT FUCKING REYNOLDS

I rip the heads off of
Dinosaur chicken nuggets
Strewn about on a plate
With a barbecue sauce
Volcanic Centerpiece

A group of 3
Comes in asking if we still have
SETTLERS OF CATAAN
We do, delightfully
They order soy drinks & tea

A man comes in
Weathered by the weather
Exclaiming that he can't take it anymore
Telling me this city is dead
And that he hates it here
I politefully & quietly tell him
I disagree
He orders a hot cocoa for here
He asks me how I could love this place
I tell him, Brewing Grounds, for one
Along with my friends & family
And the general beauty of the city's somber buzz
He tells me his parents are dead
And his friend from high school died
And that the guys he plays tennis with
All argue on the courts by Lafayette Hill
He tells about how he hates the long winter
And I explain to him
How fortunate it is for the ugly
That is snows so much here
For snow can blanket anything
He sips his cocoa
Tells me it's
"pretty good"
This ends our conversation
He drinks quickly
Then leaves
Onto other people who will
Listen to his hatred
For the city I love so dearly



Milwaukee, I love you.
Don't ever fucking question that.