A Little Cafe In Peru, By Brian37 (AKA Brian James Rational Poet on FB/META and @Brianrrs37 on Twitter/X)
Vincent escaped San Quentin not sure what to do
He hitched a ride from a future bad guy
Eventually plotted to extort money from the lady who
Helped Vincent elude police, Parry in Irene’s apartment
She had gone every day to his murder trial thinking him innocent
She understood for the same had happened to father accused
He ducked out one night to put is face under a knife
To get a new look, to rectify his his besmirched life
Told his friend George the trumpet player
Asked him if he would do him a favor
Give him a place till the 12th to recover
But after the surgery when he got back
Vincent discovered George dead from an attack
Retreated to Irene’s in silence and bandage
And over the healing she helped him manage
Onto him though, he did not know
The guy who picked him up outside the prison
Figured out where he was and was on a mission
To extort 60 grand, or was it 200k?
Or maybe just the reward for turning him in
Either way , $5,000 was also ok
A tussle under the Golden Gate
Baker went over the rocks
And fell to his fate
Vincent started putting it all together
It was Madge, who wanted to be his suiter
She murdered his wife, made him look the killer
At her high rise he confronted Madge
Backed her up to the window’s ledge
The glass broke she fell to her death
Vincent now knew no chance of vindication
He’d have to go on a permanent vacation
He called up Irene before he left
Tears in his eyes he got on the bus
Irene knew exactly what to do
They met at the little cafe in Peru.
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Brian37 AKA Brian James Rational Poet...... My Poetry 
3 responses to “A Little Cafe In Peru”
Dear Brian. I must apologise. I think I owe you a reply to a lovely message you sent me. I can’t find it or know how to, so if you know which one I am referring to that I didn’t reply to, please could you send it again, either here or on my Contact Me page. I’m so sorry. Hug X 🤗
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I’ve written you a few, so not sure which one you are looking for. I am sure it went “be well and take care of yourself first” . I know you are going through some health issues and that does require your focus. I simply want you to be as best you can so you can get back to your brilliant poetry.
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Thanks for looking, Brian. I am sorry if I missed replying to one of those poems. Yes, I think you did say, “be well and take care of yourself first” but I don’t think I replied. I remember your words being very kind as they always are. I’ve got a new poem (one I wrote a short while ago, which is more upbeat). I will consider posting that later. I miss being able to write good poetry and am not happy with the one I wrote yesterday and am considering deleting it if it wasn’t for the fact that some of my lovely readers left kind comments. X
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