In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus One Day by X. J. Kennedy is a narrative poem with two speakers. The first speaker is the narrator who introduces the reader to the second speaker and tells the reader the setting of the poem. The second speaker in the poem is the lady. The narrator starts off by describing the lady. The lady is described as having a “topheavy sway”, a “knobby red finger” from turing the beer and has “eyes bright as snowcrust” (Kennedy 735). Having the first speaker describe the lady helps the reader picture what she looks like. Next the second speaker who is the lady helps the reader get an idea of who she is by talking. The lady describes her life as if the good days are gone. She talks about the past and how wonderful it was.
