Wednesday, September 11, 2013

New Tango Shoes!

there is a new 
Tango venue

and I have 
New Tango Shoes! 
$$$!!!

the Chinese restaurant 
didn't work- 
not enough 
won-tons 
were ordered by 
the people who 
     tangoed by 
the waiter always 
ran 
never stopped- 
he ran by 
fast! 
doing his work 
God-bless-him
but- 
how to order 
won-ton soup
from a moving target?
especially when
both targets 
are moving-- 
as we 
are 
dancing?

so now there's a 
     restaurant 
in old downtown 
which has 
     taken us in- 
downtown-where the 
     homeless are 
quite literally 
     screaming at each 
     other-

-as happened just 
last evening 
as we 
were leaving-  
God-bless-em...

The City 
has the Computer Meters 
out in front- 
just try 
and figure 
those out-

But-
really nice- 
the building is 
historical- 
100 years old,
I'm told,

-just across from the  
California Mission- 

the trouble is 
the boards 
in the floor 
are also 
100 years old 
-I'm told-

and where they 
have been replaced
with new  
there are gaps 
which will take a heel 
from a tango shoe
-and well- 
I can't tell you 
what it will do 
-but I know 
It won't be 
pretty...

therefore,
this new venue 
may not see 
my new 
Tango Shoes
-just yet- 

plus the fact, 
that the young boys act-
Sometimes like 
The Tango 
is a race 
to some finish line- 
So sometimes I need 
Tango Tennis Shoes

(there's a million dollar 
idea)

It would be really nice 
to be able to change shoes 
for every partner 
sometimes slow 
     and sensual
sometimes fast 
     and sensual 
sometimes complicated 
sometimes simple 
     but always 
           sensual... 

and then you 
walk in 
late- 
     coming from 
          Arthur Murray... 
That poor man 
Would be turning 
      in his grave 
      if he knew 
What I have been 
      teaching you...

There are no steps 
     in Tango... 
          Just Walk- 
          Just Move- 
and 
Hold me
:) 













Death By Phone...

I can't wait 
     to be dead- 
No more to be 
     responsible for... 

After spending days 
     calling and 
     cajoling ATT
(and knowing 
     that my 
     ride 
with them 
     is only
half-way through),

After being put 
     on hold 
and transferred 
     so many 
     times- 
And no one 
     understands 
     What I'm 
saying....

And after the 
     fifth person
in Whatever 
     Department- 
and the call 
     is dropped-

And after the Service 
     Appointment; 
(waiting for that for 
  three weeks) 
And waiting- 
     three days for 
the "mystery technician" 
     to appear-

And now we have 
no phone at all 
for six more days...
(and yet another appointment 
with "mystery technician")
and all the while 
They are charging 
me $! 
For no service. What-so-ever.
Worse than no service... 
Tormentation and Vexation!

-not to mention 
     listening to so much
     bad 
     "music" 
     while on hold-  

It will be 
     so good 
to have the 
     cremation 
     fire 
consume the 
     flesh from 
     the bones 
and then 
     the bones... 

and the 
     epitaph will 
read something 
     about being 
     -killed-
by ATT