a glimpse into the wilderness

i saw the two of them
it seems on a first date.
they both had their coffee
and the weren’t quite looking at each other
but they kept trying to outdo each other
with their stories
their hand actions getting bigger and bigger
and they kept interrupting each other
not really listening at all.

i think they caught a glimpse
of the wilderness beyond
and would rather stare out the window
with their arms flailing
then to try living alone.

August 29, 2006

where i'm sitting

i’m in the coffee shop

drinking my iced soy latte,
trying to figure out
why the sun won’t reach
to where i’m sitting.
i can see it so clearly
through the windows,
and it’s bright and shiny
but much too far away
from where i’m sitting.
i’d like to change seats,
to change tables,
with the lady in the yellow sweater,
because the warm sun
is on her back,
and she’s still scowling anyway.

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i
do not
want
to
be
thinking
of
you.


i see
your
deep eyes
beckoning
me.
flirting
with
me.

i
turn
away
and
smash
my fingers
In a drawer.