Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Sitting Idly By

I sit here, watching
the hustle and bustle of people.


They go this way to those things
or that way to get whatever.


The murmur of unified, singular conversations.


A child cries in the distance.
For what, I ask.
Food?
          A toy?
                     The love of a lost parent?


My thoughts drift with the scent of cheap food.
A lie in and of itself.


The ice in my too expensive coffee shifts.  Melting.
Mini glaciers succumbing to the rising temperature.


Focus.


Young love strides by.
A peacock, plumage on display.
I don't think she is buying it.
                    But the one walking past is.


I take another sip of my now watered down caffeine.
If only refreshing were the right word.


What else do I have to do today?
Clean the kitchen? No.
Wash the car? Nope.
Cook dinner? Not today.


I will continue to sit here.
Ponder life's greatest mysteries.
All in the company of people I don't know.







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