couple enters and she's smiling


competition kissing rubber
stretching net awareness of children
codified in small pieces of paper

symbols of infancy
if you place them near your ear
you will hear laughter

stroller pushers
lift up their lips
as if kissing the wind

walkers
walking fast
walking slow
walkers
feeling the sun
in the snow

the woman
and her son
walked inside the shop
she looked at me said

buenas tardes

her accent weathered with nicotine
she addressed the clerk
and ordered black ink

her son stared and the linoleum
as if trying to read his future
on the stains next to his feet

this is not a walk in the park
because i can see
and they are starting to run

and i feel like disintegrating
blending and becoming one
with the synthetic grass
because of this
i know it's time to go

at the taco shop
the owner knocked on wood
as we walked towards our table
then they brought us
carne asada and melted cheese