a matinee

a movie
would be nice today
as it rains
not just cats and dogs,
but all the animals
off noah's ark.
an early matinee, perhaps.
my hands around
a bag of popcorn

drenched in butter,
showered in salt.

a large drink and a
small bag
of sweet
candy for when the plot
slows, for when
the story doesn't
unfold the way i think

it should..
i'll settle into a center seat,

back row so that i

can be discreet

and check my phone,

see what i'm not
missing, unfolding
my legs,
stretching out my

shoeless feet.