monotanka string

near a young shrub, smoking—the scent of rain strong in the air nothing matters

preening young men and nonchalant women: dead parents and a son moving on

spilling wine on a white carpet: bit of sparklng water while smoking in peace

on the ground, brown arcorns a young couple wrapped up in euphoria i watch

bit of headache: generic Advil taken before dressing and leaving for another shift

near the old house     aged tires, and children now grown men: my soda's flat