Bud Grossmann’s Words of the Week for the Week of September 4, 2005 Published as Poetry in a WIP dated October 31, 2000. © 2000 by Bud Grossmann. All Rights Reserved.   Cab #84, 1970 © 1970 by Bud Grossmann SPOKEN IN CAR #84 ARLINGTON (VIRGINIA) YELLOW CAB 1970 1 Here is where you see them Katherine Long hair unclean unkempt 2 Driver, do you know of any hotels in this town with some, ah, friendly women?      Mmh.      Not really. I was thinking, if I could find something like that, I might stay another night. Th’old man gets away from th’old lady and he wants to raise some hell, y’know?      Mmh.      Wonder if maybe      the old lady      feels the same way? Ahh! Maybe so. Yes, that could be. 3 First call, Nye-un. Second call, Nye-un. Third call, Nye-un. Third call, Stand Number Nine.      Anybody out there?      Eighty-four. Glebe Road          and Shirley in five. Eighty-four and who? Twenty-three and who? Cab Seven-one and who? Eighty-four. Go to thirty-four,      thirty-four South Thirty-four,      four-oh-four, a lady.      Eighty-four. That’s 3434 S. 34,          ’Partment 404. For a lady. Roger, Eighty-four. She’ll be down      in front. First call, Stand Five.... 4 I love those shoes I’d like to get myself a pair like those In brown I prob’ly couldn’t find any that would fit me  ♦ Back issues of Words of the Week Send Bud a comment Top of this page

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