Partners. Line by line.
Uneven spacing equals uneven eyes.
Split focus. Task at hand,
or memories at ...
hands
lips


No focus. To the gut.
To the face and to the
table they go.

Partners. Memory by memory.
awkward grapsing confused speaking
"You've grown up."
"Just hold on, wait a second."
"What are we going to say...?"
uncomfortable
Silence. Eye contact and yet, not
Jokes. Joking
so everyone knows there
is nothing.

11/21/2005

Posted on 11/22/2005
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