30 Coffee Shop Friends

Her hair is the same Nordic blond But

visibly

Damaged a little frizzed

Out

highlights foregone, and makeup but she feels

more real and present in teal glasses

Roommate or housemate in contrast

That cornsilk hair, perky ponytail, smooth cheeklines

bronzed

The last time I was here I landed in the welcomed stuffy heat of the loft

It was Valentine’s day and

Two college girls

Giggled over a giant heart brimming with chocolates

So this is a place to gather

When the snow falls in March – such a

Tease because the ground

Looks like rain

I offer up one of

My tables to a pair

Because I’m using two and they decline

No. Thank you

But they take one of my chairs, a green one. The reds and the greens, all with magical dancing

caribou carved in the back.