September 19, 2023

EVERY TIME

 

He drops over to talk to me.

He tells me a story.

It triggers a story in me.

I begin telling him my story.

He looks at his watch.

It happens every time.

Why don’t I just listen?

Why don’t I ask him a

follow up question

to his story? I don’t.

I jump over to myself.

I do that every time.

When will I ever learn?

 

© Reflections, Andy Costello