truckers’ cafe
a night waitress wipes the crumbs
from the counter
the red dragon tattoo guy's
one more last scotch on the rocks
final call—
rousing the groggy barfly
in the corner booth
24/7 sign
wee hours between night owls
and early birds
the streetwalker’s long shadow—
a merchant sweeps in the dawn
stray cat's yawn
a waste picker drinks up
the unfinished beer
Charles Trumbull
Rafał Zabratyński