{"id":23974,"date":"2016-08-13T19:18:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-13T23:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/?p=23974"},"modified":"2016-08-13T19:18:50","modified_gmt":"2016-08-13T23:18:50","slug":"city-muse-4-madison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/city-muse-4-madison\/","title":{"rendered":"City Muse #4: Madison"},"content":{"rendered":"

City Muse #4:\u00a0 Madison<\/p>\n

Frannie Z<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Rocky\u2019s<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    The produce arrived late.<\/p>\n

    It had to go on the salad bar.<\/p>\n

    I pushed it through the grinder<\/p>\n

    at breakfinger speed.<\/p>\n

    It nipped one joint.<\/p>\n

    The manager fainted at the blood.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

      \n
    1. The Coop<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

       <\/p>\n

      My cohabitant shocked me<\/p>\n

      out of bed<\/p>\n

      on a cold winter morning<\/p>\n

      so he could march me<\/p>\n

      through the woods,<\/p>\n

      Marine style,<\/p>\n

      to yell at me<\/p>\n

      for being too sad<\/p>\n

      much of the time.<\/p>\n

       <\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Off but not off work<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

         <\/p>\n

        The phone company<\/p>\n

        reprimanded us<\/p>\n

        for talking about clients<\/p>\n

        in our spare time,<\/p>\n

        on the bus.<\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

          \n
        1. A Very Un-nice Man<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

           <\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

          He pushed in a card.<\/p>\n

          Fake valentine.<\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

          I was supposed to read it<\/p>\n

          when I handed in phone<\/p>\n

          responses.<\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

          I looked at it, looked at him,<\/p>\n

          tore it up.<\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

          Naughty, naughty.<\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

            \n
          1. The Wind<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

             <\/p>\n

            -25. Wind chill -60.<\/p>\n

            Colder off the lakes.<\/p>\n

             <\/p>\n

             <\/p>\n

              \n
            1. In Spite of Everything<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

               <\/p>\n

              Still in my heart.<\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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