Market & Main written by Grant Guy at Spillwords.com

Market & Main

Market & Main

written by: Grant Guy

 

I was on my way home from work
Crossing Market and Main
A drunk made a bee-line straight for me
His hand was outstretched

He asked for spare change to buy a cup of coffee
We were standing outside a liquor store
I knew it was not coffee he wanted

Having just found a wallet
With sixty dollars inside
I bought the drunk a bottle of wine

Instead of a polite tipping of the hat
And a giving me God bless you
He accompanied me in my walk
Across Main Street
And on toward Portage

He mumbled about this and that
Until he finally said

Have you heard of Che Guevera
Being a Marxist

Of course I know whom Che Guevera was

Well, I fought with Che in the Sierra Maestra of Cuba back in ’59.

I said Uh huh

He added

Look at Fidel Castro now
He’s the president of his country
And I’m only a fucking drunk

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