Just watching her
Is the least I can do
also the most
I am pretending to listen to her story
it includes the words 'class' and 'teacher'
so it is probably about school
Unclear, because I have not actually been paying attention.
Instead, counting the stray locks of auburn hair that almost
obscure her face
Unsure, because I was watching her fingertips
circling the rim of her coffee mug
a small brown oval traced by her porcelin skin
Watching her
I work hard not to hold my breath
or close my eyes
Until I do both