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she
wanders with her
eyes
the
waiter
the
couple next
table
sometimes
seeing
sometimes
just
looking
moisture
swells on centerpiece
flowers
above
a steaming
tea
he
notices
silently
rationalizes
faces
flash behind abreast
umbrellas
curly
hair, scruffy
chin
as
she orders another
Perrier
she
cares
and
doesn't want to hurt
him
couldn't
let him
down
couldn't
live with
herself
but
veiled
beneath a tablecloth
chemise
muffled
by
sound
of
clinking glass,
conversation
and
frothing cappuccino
makers
beats
the dull
terror
unfulfilled
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