December 13, 2020

Dinner at the Diner

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I'd see him once a year / this time of year / 
in my dreams / in my wishes / in my heart /
yesterday / you weren't here /
not in my mind /
not in my desires / 
not in the blinking of my tears /
it's the gathering / the turkey
the yams / the cornbread 
the champagne glasses clinking / 
the gossip / the glances I'm avoiding / 
the low lights/ the soft caroling music / 
in this neighborhood restaurant /
where everybody knows what they
know / the coupling
the feeling of emptiness /
as I stare at the train that wraps around the base 
of the Christmas tree / reminds me
of how long I waited at Grand Central Station /
to find out how much you loved me

Another poem to read: Still, No Christmas Lights

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