Thursday, April 16, 2020

the lunch counter

we ponder

those gone, as we sit at the lunch
counter

eating a grilled
cheese sandwich.

a cup of coffee, stirred
blonde
by
cream and sugar.

we see ourselves in the long
drugstore
mirror

and wonder where the years
have gone.

we nod to the waitress
with a pink flower

behind her ear
for more
coffee

then finish our
work day lunch.

with a glance at the clock
we leave an appropriate tip,

then move on.

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