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in a grocery store


‪soon...‬

‪we’ll meet again by chance ‬


‪maybe in a fast food chain’s ‬

‪table by two's

‪occupied by myself alone,‬

‪then you’ll ask for the seat ‬

‪because there’s no vacant chair ‬

‪left in the room.‬


‪or in a moving vehicle of the ‬

‪same destination

‪i, on the back driver’s seat ‬

‪willingly reaching and giving ‬

‪coins to passengers

‪when you happen to give yours.‬


‪or in a music festival ‬

‪where our hearts sing along ‬

‪to the same song, ‬

‪our voices mixing with the crowd,‬

‪but i hope,‬

‪mine still reaches you.‬


‪or in the sidewalk,‬

‪us looking on our bright screens

‪and in a glance, ‬

‪i saw you

‪where streetlights ‬

‪bring you contrast.‬


‪time waits for no one, ‬

‪even for a love ‬

‪that is meant to happen ‬

‪but not to last.‬


‪it is impatient ‬

‪like a selfish god ‬

‪who controls everything ‬

‪with just three hands

‪so let’s dance along to its motion.‬


let growth take us

there when we’ve already

found ourselves

in a path of dust but

able to walk in solitude.


or maybe

we would meet again...

in a grocery store

when we already know what to seek

buying for what is necessary,

capable of handling baggage.


so call me by the name i worked hard for,

and i’ll be glad

if you’ll lend me your hand

to carry on

because today might be too soon

for an unprepared heart to solace.


meet me there by chance,

by then,

maybe,

just maybe we can try again.


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