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Show wrapping up

band slowly playing encore

to ride out the evening

would be entrepreneurs

and petty hustlers alike

scramble for location

to proffer their wares

Italian sausage,

bootleg concert shirts

oft with misspellings

ice cold water

cheap macro beers

and ice cold whippets

the heart wants what it wants

and an ice cold whippet

for the subway ride seems apt

just seems like

appropriate prankster behavior

We grab the balloon

They advertise as a fattie

but never as fat as promised

It puts an exclamation point

on a well played concert

We slip thru the turnstiles

I have my balloon held tightly

with lips and gentle teeth

as I fish for my Septa key

quizzical looks from Septa folk

and non concert goers alike

cautiously tap card, protect balloon

I work thru the turnstile

still sucking on balloon

I find a seat on the subway

and catch envious glances

from more than a few concert goers

It’s all good until the balloon

finally runs empty

and I’m just sitting there

like a fool

trying to work my way home