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The Man Who Serves Me Coffee

Monotonous repetition
“I want, I want”
The faces begin to blur
Features eventually disappear
Their voices, now a constant buzz
Outweighing his thoughts
The only other sound he hears is the ever slowing ticks of time,
Inescapable.  
His life has become
A faded numbness,
A passionless spiral of motions
Tick, tick.

What lies beneath his sullen shell? 
Tattered camo memories
or the loss of a love true?
She wonders, sitting in the corner booth.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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December 21, 2011 at 12:02 PM
I enjoyed reading your poetry today Dale. Wishing you a New Year filled with inspiration and the best to you in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. Love, Carol
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