watching

                  i watched for you today
                  on the patio with my friends,
                  at the picnic tables
                       the basic brown picnic tables,
                  covered in beer and fries and beer.
                  i watched for you
                  but you never came.
                  i thought you might
                  walk by or drive or bike
                  home from work.
                    the sun was out
                    the sky was blue
                   everyone was so happy...
                    i should have been happy
                    but
                    i was watching for you
                    a piece was missing.
                  and so we got up and
                  left the tables on the patio
                   and i got up and left
                       the basic brown tables on the patio.
                  i walked
                   out on the sidewalk
                   and checked the empty street.
                     you are too
                      deep a seal
                       to share.