In the casino at our hotel
a Japanese grandmother tucks singles
into the dancer’s waistband
An old woman wearing a Winnie the Pooh sweatshirt
invites my 16 year old son
to a strip club
the Bellagio has a Chinese giant
rows and rows of tulips
fountain geysers that bend to the wind
you can buy whiskey
at CVS and so we do
because we can
the fake Eiffel Tower lights up
every well dressed man wants
high-heeled girls to dance at his club
our hotel shuttle is filled
with Southerners and tourists
all of us weary
we drive out of Vegas
to the Red Rock Wilderness
where sunlight makes everything
glow
