A Brooklyn Knight in the Odessa Cafe

On Tompkins Square on Avenue A

composing a love paen to Brooklyn,

his parents, pierogies

And his kids.

 

Teaching his friends smatterings of Italian

And encouraging his friend

Whose old lady is expecting…

 

“Your children will fulful the promises!

Do better than you,

Do all the things you never did

…but in a positive way.

My daughter is so smart

I can fix anything take anything apart but she…”

 

He calls for his coffee.

Can’t function without it.

Takes it black, with just one ice cube.