By J.D. Lancaster
Disco Dennis
always made light
of others laughter.
Danced at the discos;
was known for it thereafter.
Grabbed a Gazette seller job;
a lasting chapter.
Worked around the clock
through spit, sleet, snow or spatter.
Sold news to old regulars
who bought his banter.
A peculiar heart
behind a jam-jar glimmer,
beats within a brutal world—
kindness does matter.
Disco Dennis
always made light
of others laughter.
J.D. Lancaster is a writer from Redcar, UK but now lives in Ireland. His poetry and short stories have been featured or are forthcoming in Poets Choice, Westward Quarterly, In Parentheses, Blue Unicorn, Hot Pot Magazine and elsewhere.
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