Poem: $29.00

When I heard ‘Blue Valentine’ by Tom Waits it blew my mind and I wanted to be a version of him.

Not the kind that sat and created a character to live inside.

Not the kind that shared great music.

I just visited bars, often with a copy of the album (also ‘The Heart of Saturday Night’) under my arm.

I shared it through pub speakers.

Tried to lose myself like s…