party of 5

He sits
at a table and
eats a turkey sandwich
that could be a turkey
sandwich
anywhere,
and wonders if
he could be him,
anywhere, or if
there’s a special
place,
somewhere,
for that,
and he
swigs
a
drink
from the lemonade
bottle
and tries to wash it
all
down,
and
does.
And outside,
as the snow
falls,
people head up and down
the sidewalks,
and he wonders if
they
have
any
idea
where they are
going,
or not.
Suddenly,
a voice
interrupts
and says,
“Can you move to another
table so we
can
seat
this
Party
of Five?”
and he sees
that the Party of
Five knows
where they need to be
and it’s where
he
is
and he wants to
forewarn
them,
but
he
doesn’t.
He just moves.