Striped like the suit of a clown<\/p>\n
in reds and whites<\/p>\n
or a drunk flag<\/p>\n
pasted on doors of every town;<\/p>\n
smoky mirrors of rusting gold,<\/p>\n
clipping shears set out for work<\/p>\n
waiting for the town gossip<\/p>\n
to take his turn.<\/p>\n
Men and boys perch<\/p>\n
on slatted redwood benches<\/p>\n
for their five minutes undivided<\/p>\n
of old Ernie’s chatter,<\/p>\n
soused by now.<\/p>\n
Each waits in turn<\/p>\n
listening to woes of life<\/p>\n
to be solved by all.<\/p>\n
Now we go to shrinks<\/p>\n
and pay $200 an hour,<\/p>\n
yes, the barber is cheaper<\/p>\n
but is he better by far?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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