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EvilToasterElf
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It began as simple conversation
between strangers.
Pausing,
to lift their eyes scant centimeters
above the top of the Journal.
Traffic jams dwindled, and the
clouds of small talk receded
from matters
of state and God.
Foam rests above their lattes
and shivers like powdered snow banks
on mornings when school was cancelled.
The heavy liquid underneath rippled
with the exchange of basso opinions.
Laces came undone from nervous
taps on the tiles,
but were ignored.
Messages to tie them left from the eyes,
but carrier pigeons of thought were lost
somewhere in the sinuses.
The pages began churning
toward the arts section, like a water spout
circling in the distance.
Catholic and Protestant accusations hurled
through 15 millimeter mouths like artillery
shells.
Typos and movie reviews disappear as suit
jackets sway from their new positions
on the back of chairs.
Striped ties swing,
loose fitted gallows.
At terrorism an audience looms over
the two sets of eyes
typewriters crossing the metro section.
Palms, graphite dark have Yankees
scores smudged into the wrinkles
of the proposed ban on gay marriage.
Voices carry over clunky espresso machines
as the corner is enfulfed in an orgy of paper
and mocha flavored coffee.
between strangers.
Pausing,
to lift their eyes scant centimeters
above the top of the Journal.
Traffic jams dwindled, and the
clouds of small talk receded
from matters
of state and God.
Foam rests above their lattes
and shivers like powdered snow banks
on mornings when school was cancelled.
The heavy liquid underneath rippled
with the exchange of basso opinions.
Laces came undone from nervous
taps on the tiles,
but were ignored.
Messages to tie them left from the eyes,
but carrier pigeons of thought were lost
somewhere in the sinuses.
The pages began churning
toward the arts section, like a water spout
circling in the distance.
Catholic and Protestant accusations hurled
through 15 millimeter mouths like artillery
shells.
Typos and movie reviews disappear as suit
jackets sway from their new positions
on the back of chairs.
Striped ties swing,
loose fitted gallows.
At terrorism an audience looms over
the two sets of eyes
typewriters crossing the metro section.
Palms, graphite dark have Yankees
scores smudged into the wrinkles
of the proposed ban on gay marriage.
Voices carry over clunky espresso machines
as the corner is enfulfed in an orgy of paper
and mocha flavored coffee.
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Comments
Liked it.
Don't worry. This one is interesting.
I'm just a bit confused about where these people are. Are they in a subway station? At a bus stop? On a train? None of the locations fit your words exactly, but that seems to be the suggestion.
Fins I'll play around with a more prosey look, like a newspaper and see if that works for it, thanks for the feedback