A cafe First since March Coffee too strong Unused to barista strength, These days Wind howling Summer seems gone Friend arrives late And masked
Avoiding the eye Of the loudest man in the room He corners me I make my excuses Escape to female conversation Stilted and awkward We disagree On most things I gently attune to the differences
I escape to Jo’s shop We chat and spill forth Our agreements on most things True friends I tell her about dancing on the pier With Theresa Wine bottle in hand Glugging like winos The sea beneath us Last of the summer sun
I walk to Sarah’s Wind howling Scarf wrapped around my hair like a hijab She regales me with QAnon conspiracy I disagree with her Without saying a word Wind is howling through the cracks Of her seafront flat Slate grey rough seas
I make my excuses and run To the sanity And stoicism Of my companion Relieved and grateful for his civility We agree on most things And talk about daily details
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