TABLE FOR ONE by Alan Berger I’m lonely ButI’m well bred Well read Well fed My favorite position in bed Is laying alone Being off the phone I’m lonely But stay out of my zoneI’m lonely But I don’t like people They accelerate my evilI’m lonely But I’ve never used force Nor do I let nature take its course I give it a heavy helping hand It backfires when I make that standI’m lonely But when the door closes behind me It’s my Kingdom I survey and sway I’m lonely But stay out of my way I want you close But not all dayI’m lonely But I look forward Up and down and sideways For a Chinese dinner With a big egg roll And some Dim Sum And a Table for one About the Author: Alan Berger has two films on Netflix that he wrote and directed and over fifty short fiction and poetry pieces published since 2018 He lives in West Hollywood with the memory of his beautiful cat. |