For the students out there...
there's a silence
we both stare at the EFPOS machine
willing it to work faster
20 seconds can be a really long time
I catch his eye and we both
do the thing two straight guys always do
in situations like this
nod and look away
he breathes deeply and exhales a tired night
through pursed lips
I turn and peer at my reflection in the dark windows
and think about why I shouldn't
shop at 24 hour servos
at 3 in the morning
the reflection is looking back at me
wondering if the servo guy
is wondering what I'm doing
up at this time of night
there's the thin grind of a printer
and we face each other again
we call each other mate in our
unenthusiastic farewells
I grab my milk
and begin the empty street-lit
walk home
Poetry by Blue River
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Written on 2009-02-06 at 12:16
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The Servo
there's a silence
we both stare at the EFPOS machine
willing it to work faster
20 seconds can be a really long time
I catch his eye and we both
do the thing two straight guys always do
in situations like this
nod and look away
he breathes deeply and exhales a tired night
through pursed lips
I turn and peer at my reflection in the dark windows
and think about why I shouldn't
shop at 24 hour servos
at 3 in the morning
the reflection is looking back at me
wondering if the servo guy
is wondering what I'm doing
up at this time of night
there's the thin grind of a printer
and we face each other again
we call each other mate in our
unenthusiastic farewells
I grab my milk
and begin the empty street-lit
walk home
Poetry by Blue River
Read 417 times
Written on 2009-02-06 at 12:16
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