I didn't take your order today
but you asked for coffee and tea
to my dismay.
I dreaded there was someone
you were expecting
and I couldn't take my eyes off you
while you kept texting.
But then the thought of
you having a boyfriend
made me feel stupid
disrespectful and
brain-dead.
I couldn't make eye contact
with you
for the rest of the day.
YOU ARE READING
I named her Africa #Wattys2015
PoesiaI didn't mind if my fingertips were rusted with coffee grounds, or if my palm still hosted bread crumbs, I reached out my hand across the table, and you squeezed it but proved me wrong. My mind was spiraling, my heart, unstable. ____________________...
