9:47 p.m.
she overlooked the late arrival
listened to the couple, droning mindlessly
at an adjacent table
fingerprints in the condensation
on her cocktail glass
high heels, legs, hope and stained
lips
were they coming, or going
the subtle suggestion, shrugged off
to be
hung by potential regret
a few more sips and laughter, this is nice
politics, hands, lips, her hips
soaked and groping for air
the unmistakable gentleness
reading minds and surveying
intently for clues in a
puzzle, a homecoming, a stretch
far beyond something mediocre
a beginning, or a conclusion
2:18 a.m.
© 8.4.2016 heather brager
The only thing better than public people watching is public people watching with a friend. This has a really nice vibe to it; clever with being condescending. I felt I was sitting on a swivel stool taking it all in. I like this place. :)
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