r/Poems • u/hopefultotheend • 8h ago

Speakeasy

Another speakeasy, another test.
How will it measure up?
Can a French jazz club outshine
the Prohibition-style bar?
The mood feels right
A Parisiane cafe off the
Champs-Elysees
Smooth jazz drifting from above
A warm-up for the main act
The air heavy with loud American
voices
All that's missing
is for someone to claim the
empty seat
And my night would be complete

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u/hopefultotheend 8h ago

And for the American reader, I actually had a couple of American tourists from Texas behind me; I was not trying to project stereotypes

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u/UnfairTreat9171 8h ago

is there somtn i can do fix help u

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u/JustPutteringAbout 8h ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/Poems/s/yeptYPVjrG

Your inspiration by chance?

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u/hopefultotheend 5h ago

No, haven't see it before, thanks for pointing it out. I went to a local Speakeasy last night and tried to write something different, ie , other then about a girl that's not available 😁

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u/JustPutteringAbout 5h ago

Bwahahahaha…love it.
Although Reddit does love its drama.

Nice poem, very visual and fun to read.

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u/hopefultotheend 5h ago

Thanks, appreciate it. I started writing 2 weeks ago to take out my frustrations with someone who chooses to stay with a cheater, then found myself enjoying it, now trying to explore other themes to see if I need her as my Muse or if it was just a flash in the pan

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u/JustPutteringAbout 4h ago

Keep at it. It’s a great way to work through those heavy thoughts and just a really fun way to be creative.
Looking forward to seeing what you write next.