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subway_reflection
no reason subway reflection

i was sitting on the bench in the station waiting my foot tapping impatiently sighing and ugh the subway never comes on a sunday but you

were tiny
hidden
between giraffe legs skipping but suddenly
you trailed behind
you looked at me
eyes wide and hopeful

i caught your clear blue gaze

unblinking........unbridled curiosity
intense fascination

intensely fascinated
i
took you in
smiled at you
and you almost smiled back but your eyes were too busy

the light pitter patter
on the floor
began to cease

as your steps slowed
and your head turned backwards
and backwards still

gaze never faltering
while your body trudged along forwards

and i reveled in your
indiscretion

until
your eyes lowered

until
your head couldn’t turn anymore

forcing you to face forwards
leading you away step by little step


but then on the bench i was still sitting and my feet never tapped and i didn’t sigh once and it was sunday but i didn’t care about the subway
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