Tanka

Tanka 2

After so long I’m
unprepared for chance meetings
having rehearsed them

I gave up months ago on
what you’ve likely avoided

I must look too much
like all your other exes
shifting my legs and

turning too eagerly, my
smile too delighted. Yours brief.

I almost send you
a round when a woman leans
into your pocket

You watch me in the mirror
between the bottles of gin

@2004 Cheryl Higgins

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