Gone to Istanbul, by Rick Lupert

Gone to Istanbul

from Brendan Constantine is My Kind of Town I have your pen
left on the table
before three months in Istanbul   You won’ t need it there
where for less than the price
of an American coffee   Ten men
will write down
everything you say   So be careful
what you say
You have the tendancy to go on   Which we love
here in Los Angeles
But in Istanbul   the extra three minutes
riffing on your favorite German director
could change history   We don’ t want calls from the UN
You’ ll need to feed his cat
for an extra two years   while we question him
about Klaus
and the boat.   Stick to the bazaars
They’ re outside
You can get lost   in the hookah options alone
Two years is too long
for a cat to go without food

poems.one - Rick Lupert

Rick Lupert