Leaning against the post
while watering city trees
Looks longingly across the street
Spots the child
With her ma and pa
Remembering…
His little girl
How she looked up
with her eyes on his

Young man with pale magenta flowers
in Starbucks
across from Baggage Claim

Peels petals from four flowers
wrapped in paper
wilting, crushing them
while looking at his text

She is not coming