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So I Waited for You

from Live at The Sickhouse by Stephen Lin Poetry

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So i waited for you
to learn what being stood up feels like
because a canceled plan never leaves the house
because i can stay alone for hours
and no one wonders at the empty chair

So i waited for you
fantasizing about small talk,
our smiles and silences,
learning the kinetics of disappointment
the translation of potential energy to awful
stillness.

So i waited for you
hoping you'd show up
unable to ignore the pedestrians in the window
as every car that passed made me wonder
what kind of car you drove.

So i waited for you
if just to be disappointed
if just to feel something
if just to be able to write this poem

i left it on the table,
with the second coffee i didn't drink.

the crumbs that i played with and flattened
drew pictures

i asked them to leave it all there
waiting for you.
i had an expensive meal,
i wanted to leave you the bill

I ended up paying up front.
i left a big tip.
i picked up this poem from the table
knowing you'd never see it.

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from Live at The Sickhouse, released December 24, 2014

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