That's an awkward start,
the question "Table for two?"
Just the one, thank you.

From the northern dirt
to the towering green south,
time flies around here.

Unwanted alarms -
for horns altering no one,
cutting through the dawn.

Originally
this was for 2020.
Funny how things change.

Our eyes met midstream,
intense until he dipped down.
Then I could finish.

I was terrified
as he chased me down the track.
Weird thing, I love dogs.

She calls me baby.
It's only her second day
on the floor, she said.

Thunder's rumble grows.
I can't hear the music or
your voice on the phone.