Union Square Starbucks

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Things are a bit busy here in the Union St abode, what with moving and all. Thank G-d (and a handy handyman), we managed to get our couch through the hallway and into the living room with only a minor loss of limbs (the couch's, not ours). 

In the meantime, I'm posting a couple of poems I wrote recently. Because I read them today, and they were pretty damn good.

(Written March 29)

In the space between 

assaulted ears

        and behind 

busy eyes

        there exists

                  a    

         core of silence,  besieged by thoughts:

                                     

                               I love her shoes, oxford heels

                                                                       with a shearling lining  

                   black men look so good 

                                                    when they

            dress classically

                            

            and BAM!

          that woman's wearing bright colors

                                        three kids run 

after their father

 my coffee is too hot

          and milky

   That couple  

 ape bearded man 

 sharply

  rat featured woman 

walked by 

this Starbucks window

                                         just a moment ago

     Manhattan is full,

                                            fast,

                                  and I miss the rhythm of Brooklyn

Breath inhaled, breath exhaled

                        the calm space between lungs

                                            widens

                        even as the nerves in my belly

                                         tighten

                     under the strain of thoughts:

I have less than twenty dollars in my bank account

                         but I really want new shoes

         I wanted to shop today,

         but didn't.

         and damn

         will my roommate be angry when I tell her the cord to her laptop is frayed

                              and won't charge anything anymore

                             the new one won't arrive for a week. 

                                     

                               our security blanket is gone.

          I have to cancel my credit card,

                        because I am too lazy to clean my room

                                           and find it.

                                                     besides, I think I accidentally threw it out

  when I was sick.