Big Day

it's watery coffee
at two o'clock
crawl from the hotel
an abandoned dog
nickel slots
and a coke
lucky strikes
are my holy smokes

it's gonna be a big day
biggest day of them all

day old soup
at Careful Kitty's
one straight drink
helps me feel less shitty
wet face in the mirror
and a hopeful wink
time to hit the tables
tome to think