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Est. 1963

Let’s meet at the station when
your bus pulls in. The town will talk,
and we’ll both listen and laugh —
head straight for Sam’s Bar, est. 1963;
only bar open on Sundays in this town.
We’ll stretch the truth like taffy, slam
shots until the moon bullies the sun
from the sky. Skip the formalities —
cut right to the good stuff: drunken
nights under stars, clothes tossed;
get the starting over started before reality
and common sense settle in. Second
chances are sexy, right? We must be
the sexiest couple on earth — or, at least
in Sam’s — where talk is cheap and drinks
are gospel on Sundays.

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Cathy Porter’s poetry has appeared in Plainsongs, Homestead Review, California Quarterly, Trajectory, Cottonwood, Nerve Cowboy, Chiron Review, and various other journals. She has several chapbooks available from Finishing Line Press, Dancing Girl Press, and Maverick Duck Press. Shuffle and Go is her latest collection, from Bottlecap Press. Cathy has been nominated for several Pushcart prizes. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska.

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