first i’ll have a beer
by
Grant Guy
i like small towns
i like to plant a photograph of it in my brain
yesterday
pulled of the US15 & in about 11 miles I came to a town
an old red brick saloon introduced me to the town
it’s only concession to suburbann sprawl
a cold beer lured me on
outside the bar
a woman who must have spent the good part of the day in the bar
leaned against a wall
a bearded man was sucking back a beer
lined up out front were three dirt bikers
speaking in a language i could not identify
within seconds of being in the bar
a man a biker
stormed in from the bbq patio and violently lifted me up off my feet
and swung me out of his way me
he grabbed a stool at the bar
raised it two feet off the ground
& slammed it hard on the floor
ive had enough of the shit you’re giving me he shouted
the biker stormed back out onto the bbq patio
i heard a beer from Fremont Street calling my name
but first ill have a beer here
Saturday Night at the Legion
by
Grant Guy
1
Saturday night at the legion
nothing happening here
‘cept the woman in her gucci jean
you’d think there would be hope
but you will be walking alone sunday
no no hope
not until next saturday
2
last night at the legion
at a table were an army reservist
two retired army reservists
& a retired RCMP officer who resembled Max Gail
the retired RCMP officer says in a loud cannon like voice
put yourself into the mind of a billionaire can you do that
there is about a five second silence
until the retired reservist with the oxygen tank says
in between gulps of air
no
3
what does an anarchist do at the legion on a Saturday night
he twists the night away
4
only on a Saturday night at the legion
with the cover band
led by a one-legged singer
singing that rock n roll music
will you see someone
cutting the rig on the dance floor
with a walker
there was nothing for him on the outside
by
Grant Guy
there was nothing for him on the outside
that is why he crawled back into the womb
& slammed the door behind him
SLAM
no way you bastard the womb sd
thrusting out into the world
& with no escape
he made the best of a bad situation.
he planned to make life
as miserable
as he could
for others.
Bio
Grant Guy is a Canadian poet, writer playwright, stage director and designer. He has over one hundred poems and short stories published in internationally. He has five books published: Open Fragments, On the Bright Side of Down, Blues for a Mustang, The Life and Lies of Calamity Jane and Bus Stop Bus Stop His plays include an adaptation of Paradise Lost and the Grand Inquisitor. He was the 2004 recipient of the MAC’s 2004 Award of Distinction and the 2017 recipient of the WAC Making A Difference Award.