I met a guy
in the Village
he asked how long
was I staying
in the dream
we know
as New York City
from outside
I heard
a young woman
singing
and strumming
a two-string
guitar
she changed
the words to
When a Man
Loves a Pretzel
I said I could stay
as long as night
as long as ice
for every day
a song changed
the beat of blood
through a body
as long as the jam
the crush the cram
remained fresh
or until
my money
ran out
and I hadn’t the legs
to chase it
in the Village
he asked how long
was I staying
in the dream
we know
as New York City
from outside
I heard
a young woman
singing
and strumming
a two-string
guitar
she changed
the words to
When a Man
Loves a Pretzel
I said I could stay
as long as night
as long as ice
for every day
a song changed
the beat of blood
through a body
as long as the jam
the crush the cram
remained fresh
or until
my money
ran out
and I hadn’t the legs
to chase it
