i pushed
her hair away
from her face
to get a
better sense
of where the
tears might
fall
when i tell
her its
time
to move
on
she does not
make eye contact
with me and only
mutters words
i cannot understand
the waitress brings her
another water
and me a bottle of
corona, lime
for me
i ask her if she’d like
to have the lime
for her water
but she just
shrugs
and i just shrug
