Friday, March 28, 2025

New Poem: THE RASPUTIN ELEVATOR OPERATOR

 Inspired by the now-defunct record/CD/DVD/VHS store in San Francisco.

 THE RASPUTIN ELEVATOR OPERATOR


 it holds four people 


 and then there’s you


 standing by the buttons 

 

 then crouching in the far left corner


 obeying the rules:


 NO HEADPHONES 


 you need to hear customers


 when playing CDs on the boombox


 NO NEWS RADIO


 you’re here to sell escape


 via music and movies

  

 not remind people of divisiveness 


 stand and crouch


 stand and crouch again


 and don’t freak out


 over eight hours


 (Including breaks)


 in a tiny space


 it’s a small price to pay


 before graduating to the stockroom 

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