He walks the Croisette
between palm leaf shadows
this gloom-filled film critc
nursing a flopping hangover
A review for a near deadline
with just enough vitriol
next time this critic
will avoid the film festival
He promised the wife
and Fortnite-fixed kids
that never again
will he do this flick-trip
Instead he’ll drag them
kicking and screaming
to a safe place
which is way beyond streaming
MIKE BELL | 10,000 Poems 