I watch
the mother
inside the
Sushi place
Bang
chopsticks
on the table
at her toddler.
—-
I look down
at the empty
space on the
Green Plush
Couch
I waited on,
Convinced
That if
I Just Tried
Hard Enough
I might be
able to ________
_______ you.
—-
A man walked
In, but it
Wasn’t You.
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