last stop
old mexico
marooned outside the city
with the families
giggling teenage girls
in the resorts.
might be the age of running away
to the crumbling city
following whores
back to small rooms
chasing cheap drinks
from the beach to the town
might be the age
of rest
reason
study
production
death of the young man
who should have spent more time
chasing girls
birth of the old man
who is discontent
with sitting and watching
but knows
it only makes sense
when he waits
and they come to him.