By Jon
Date: 2002 Aug 05
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jon

sitting in his usual spot in the bookstore
sipping on his rasberry ice tea
he's reading poetry alone
he wonders if that glance
from the cute but not beautiful
girl in the next table
means more than what it really was
...just a glance...
he usually thinks about past loves
during times like this
trying to keep the faith
he swears the girl he is meant to write for
is somewhere out there
he also realizes
some people are just meant to be alone
and he just might be one of those people
he wonders if anyone will ever notice
as he sits there alone
but he decides that he is better off alone
either to make himself feel better
or as a reminder to tell the next girl
not to bother because she'll be wasting her time
you can't save an angel that's fallen
but then again, he's no angel
so in that case...
you can't save a man who misses being a boy
he wonders if a passing glance will ever mean more
than what it really was
probably not he decides
as the cute but not beautiful girl
in the next table over
gets up to leave
she glances over at his table
as she exits out the door
but nothing more
not a wave
not a smile
just a glance
he quickly looks away
and proceeds
to read poetry
alone