Fancy

The movie theater’s fancy now;
Its leather seats recline
And there is more than popcorn offered
If you’d like to dine.

So we sat down, leaned back and thus
On footrests placed our feet,
Until somebody came along
And said, “You’re in my seat!”

For now you can reserve a spot
Like at a Broadway show.
I think for cinema, that’s not
The way it ought to go.

I liked the old style so much more –
You plopped down anyplace
As long as no one’s coat was there
To claim it as his space.

The floor was sticky, leg room tight
And if somebody tall
Was seated right in front of you,
You couldn’t see at all.

But now the chairs are lush and large
And naturally, not cheap;
Unless the movies’ really good,
I might just fall asleep!