Red Cone (LF)-#122- old haunts

old haunts

the first time I returned
I retched

now
it seems like a lifetime ago
it is
over the years
the bottom floor has had
many incarnations
blue beat shop
red cocktail bar
health juices

long ago
the kitchen table was
brought out
placed on the footpath
covered in multi coloured striped candles
poured during the week
the profits bought some food
now there are food stalls
under the overpass nearby
and most tourists carry mobile phones
to take the place of seeing

the place of many memories