The Prettiest Girl at Dirty Frank’s Bar
helped take the stools down every morning
& wore an eyepatch to keep out sunlight
& bad decisions
she hung art on the walls
just below a faded banner
for budweiser
& she talked about the moon landing
while dancing in a circle
with her arms out
to properly explain
the laws of gravity.
About the Author: John Dorsey lived for several years in Toledo, Ohio. He is the author of several collections of poetry, including Teaching the Dead to Sing: The Outlaw’s Prayer (Rose of Sharon Press, 2006), Sodomy is a City in New Jersey (American Mettle Books, 2010), Tombstone Factory, (Epic Rites Press, 2013), Appalachian Frankenstein (GTK Press, 2015) Being the Fire (Tangerine Press, 2016) and Shoot the Messenger (Red Flag Press, 2017),Your Daughter’s Country (Blue Horse Press, 2019),Which Way to the River: Selected Poems 2016-2020 (OAC Books, 2020) and The Prettiest Girl at the Dance (Blue Horse Press, 2020. His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and the Stanley Hanks Memorial Poetry Prize. He was the winner of the 2019 Terri Award given out at the Poetry Rendezvous. He may be reached at archerevans@yahoo.com.
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Image Credit: John Margolies “Beer sign, Seaside Heights, New Jersey” (1984) The Library of Congress
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