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The world at the bend,
I spill my gravy on the lady at my table.
She doesn’t budge– just stares
At her fork as if it’s GPS.
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They say Table Eight is hexed.
Spoons disappear, friends betray.
I once caught a girl
Braiding her doll’s hair, mumbling.
“Come and eat now,” Her mother cried.
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My backpack holds unseen things-
Staples, pens, a crumpled note,
On which I wrote, “I’m coming.”
But I haven’t yet. The table tilts.
The coffee spills.
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The lady asks, “Do you remember
What you were before time told you to go?”
I stare. I was just a cashier.
Then, coffee grounds spill from a jug–
And arrange themselves into constellations.
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I clock out. The door swings backward.
My shoes step on a road that suddenly appeared.
And Table Eight remains–
Still waiting for its food.
Still asking questions about the stars.
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As it bends, tilts, about to break-
The world will tilt forward.
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