Joanna Gilman Hyde

May 31st, 2025

The Hawk Queen Bed

3:35 am

Tonight Eye paid for a beer

for a man alone @ a bar

while Eye sat in an old leather chair

bereft of M(eye) Dream

of living out

on The East Side of McNutt’s Island

w/ The Man Eye Love (married)

who agreed w/ Me this morning

“Yes, I am established here”

as Eye gestured

2 His Tennis Court

situated on River Hills Golf Club

w/ His Wife

Eye happened 2 face today

inside the same cafe

Eye visited for lunch

w/ a verbose widow

who reminisced for the umteenth time

about her husband’s ghost stories

over her toasted Reuben

while Eye had Philly Beef

on a bun by itself

w/ no fries —

no nothing