Senior

Sitting all alone,
sipping tea, munching a scone;
elderly woman
in a quiet coffeehouse
looking for conversation.

"That was delicious",
she says to the young server
seemingly busy.
She tries to make eye contact;
the young one averts her gaze.

It's like that most days...
staring at windows and walls.
Human connection:
a rarer commodity
for those who so need it most.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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