Calendar

Browsing through paperbacks, hard bounds
And bestsellers hard to ignore
Leafing through the pages, wondering
Why we didn’t read them before

Waiting for the lights to go dim
Our palms thirsty for some sweat
Just before I could steal a kiss or more
The lights came on with deep regret

When music filled our shared silence
As the teacher taught the student
Choosing cheaper cassettes over CDs
While I figured what the songs meant

Cruising the city in a silver grey vintage
Stopping behind buses and in the rain
Nudging her to the garage nearby
So I could hitch a ride again

Today I think of all that
We did under the sun
Today, when a table for two
Has become a table for one