A Very Important Package

Her sister waits

Smoke zig-zags

Over the din – an

Uneven billiard board

Whose balls fall into the south

Corner pocket -

Strangers loudly

Carouse in the corner

She ignores them

With a smile -

Even as they

All watch them

Suspiciously – it's dangerous

The way they think -

It’s dangerous to be seen

With the links of them -

She shifts in her seat -

Waiting -

She has her own reason to be here -

Another tall man sneaks in the back -

Slides into the seat in front of her -

They pretend to barter on her price

For the evening

While passing her a very expensive

Package – she laughs and pushes

Him away - “I’m not that cheap!”

And storms off tossing her drink

In his face.