no popcorn

people come
people go

and i still don't get
my popcorn

seats are open
doors are shut

but still i get
no popcorn

the tavern rages
with empty words

the people age
the flag unfurls

the hearts that melted
to-gether
beat different in
the setting sun

but still i get
no popcorn

no kernel

not one

(sigh)