Selena And Bobby Poem by Clyde King

Let's go see Selena
At the Two Fingers Bar.
She wriggles like a snake
That's trapped in a jar.

She moves in ways
You've never seen before.
You'll lose your religion
When she takes the floor.

Old men just sit and dream,
Young men can only stare,
When Selena stares back
Through her black curly hair.

Go get yourself a Redstripe
And two fingers of gin
'Cause you ain't goin' nowhere
When Selena slithers in.

Don't matter where you come from,
Don't matter who you are,
'Cause you'll never touch Selena
In the Two Fingers Bar.

She's got a man named Bobby,
She loves him heart and soul.
He's been gone so long,
She thinks his love's grown.

Bobby loves Selena,
He writes her when he can.
He lost both legs in action,
He feels like half a man.

Go get yourself a Redstripe
And two fingers of gin
'Cause you ain't goin' nowhere
When Selena slithers in.

Selena doesn't know yet,
Bobby's too afraid to tell.
He thinks their life is over,
Why put her in his Hell.

Bobby doesn't know her,
Doesn't know how true she is.
If only he would call her,
Let her know she is his.

Go get yourself a Redstripe
And two fingers of gin,
'Cause you ain't goin' nowhere
When Selena slithers in.

March 2017