Today
at the counter
pastrami on rye
coffee black
just off the peripheral
this guy and woman at a table
he was going on & on
you know right away
a bunch of bullshit
rather loudly too
I had no interest in him
or what he was selling
but she had caught my eye
noticed her the minute i came in
by the time i finished my sandwich
she still hadn’t said a word
he of course hadn’t stopped
people just tried to piss him off
daughter 13 years old competing already
lack of parenting by all others
ad nauseam
I asked the waitress for a refill and the check
turned to get a better look at them
maybe she was speaking, just too soft for me to hear?
but no. she was just sitting there taking it all in.
no longer interested but rather sorry for her
turned to finish my coffee
wondered how long the rain would hold off
did the Yankees still have a chance for the pennant…
