A woman burst into the coffee shop
I was necking a cinnamon bun
Bit on the doughy side
But I didn’t regret it
You need to call the water board
She declared
See this on the street?
She continued like Polonius
IT’S RAW SEWAGE!!
A few customers looked on
Most pretended not to hear
The manager paced about
Like a flight attendant
Preparing for landing
An elderly couple sitting by the window
Looked concerned
But probably no more than usual
A passing child skipped
In the dank river
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure
I checked my flip flop for evidence
Of toilet paper
Faeces
Perhaps a discarded
wedding ring
Then went back to reading about
The Fed tapering
The Taliban
And ordered another latte.
