A19
I used to fall asleep in an in-between
“Booth 12” was its only proper name
and it was not special
in the common sense
But the cracks in the leather looked like my great grandfathers hands
Their scars told stories
Of years spent in a world too apathetic to apologize
The glare of the florescent light above me reflected the outside of a full moon
In the cheap shine of the seat
I never needed a night sky
Under the table rested the remains of a graphite heart
M + K,
It read
And I wondered if M knew he had fallen in love with K in an in-between
Somewhere that wasn’t a proper place,
No held together by duct tape
Restaurant booths are fickle things to get attached too
But I always hoped Booth 12
would exist forever
just like M and K
But everyone disappears
No matter who loves them.