Two days
That’s all it took
One and a half
If you want to be
Technical

They said
You gotta go

Was it
My bad attitude
Perhaps
My rusty ways

Could it have been
My smoking in the kitchen?

No doubt
Writing poems
On the menus
Didn’t help

I saw an acquaintance
Eating with the owners
An attorney
Did he say something?
Maybe tell them
Of my infamous past?
Lawyers can’t be trusted

I smiled
With my first
And final check
Walked out
Without a word
Went to several
Review websites

And spoke the truth

If you like
Bland food
Stale bread
High prices
Lousy service
Dirty restrooms
Incompetent management

The Cafe Roma
Is the place for you

They also have
Excellent poems
Scribbled all over
The menus