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Crowds choke the counter, the first is a success, reputed
to have one of the biggest turnovers of any in the world.
Eight brightly painted high-chairs stand in a row by the door.

The converted rail pavilion stretches a huge arched ceiling
making this the most luxurious MacDonalds in the world.
Around the corner the streets are gloomed, suffocated

by the high stone buildings, a legacy from the Lands
of the Holy Hungarian Crown of St. Stephen.
I am searching for an address to pay the rent.

Woman are whistling up clients, one couple are up
against the wall, fucking somewhere beneath their coats.
A glance draws her face lunar-white, expressionless.

Mathias, the Raven King, fought east and west, I know little,
this empire was the cutting edge between Christian and Muslim,
hoping to join the Europeans soon, elections are underway.

The second round is based on the German system
of proportional representation. Everything has gone up.
4.45 birds wake me up then go back to sleep.

I have cast my vote but nobody has noticed.
It is a small vote, easy to miss in the traffic
and buttercups massing on the verges.

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from New Chapters, Eastern Europe 1990, released April 2, 2023

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John Bennett and John Laidler Sydney, Australia

John Bennett is primarily a curious poetic life-form.

John Laidler loves making sounds, and walks at approximately 4 km per hour.

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