Conversation with a drunk

the train’s not full but he sits next to me

and tells me he’s fifty

speaking so LOUD

the whole compartment can hear.

the train’s not full but he sits next to me

stroking a pink parrot

and telling me the country’s

going downhill FAST.

the train’s not full but he sits next to me

and tells me the parrot’s for his wife

says he’s building bridges and WINKS

or else it’s a twitch.

the train’s not full but he sits next to me

and I realize I’ve been chosen, so start

chatting with him and PINKY who

it turns out, is pretty intuitive for a stuffed parrot.