Underpaid

The Herd Bellows!
The mistake note
plucked, Weeping,
weeping-
Applause leak
Quiet
Quiet
Strings and drinks slurring
Meeting tapping shaking Hands
Dancing-
shaking shaking shaking
Mistake, he cries! The deaf know
No different dance
He beats
Splintered palms
into black cheeks
3/4 time
no mistakes,
no mistakes
he heard