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One of Those Tables

There are easy tables.

There are hard tables.

Then
there are the tables
who upon my every visit
need something else.

Because telling me
you both needed a soda
or another drink
was too difficult.

You wanted
that one sauce
but now all four
I mentioned
sound great.

Paper napkins.

Cloth napkins.

Lemons.

Limes.

Toothpicks.

Another knife
because
you dropped
the first one.

Another fork
because
you dropped
the first one.

A new glass of water.

Without ice.

Some more bread.

More butter.

And the moment
I realize
I got one of those tables
I know my tip will suffer, too.

11/07/2008

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