AWAY FROM THE TOURIST SPOTS

Zombies in the coffee shop,

sipping week-old Haitian blend,

newspaper unfolded

on the table,

checking the obituaries

to see that their names

are spelled right.

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John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident, recently published in Sheepshead Review, Stand, Poetry Salzburg Review and Hollins Critic. Latest books, “Leaves On Pages” “Memory Outside The Head” and “Guest Of Myself” are available through Amazon. Work upcoming in Ellipsis, Blueline and International Poetry Review.