Did you just turn as you passed
\nand subtly smile back at me
\nbefore you hurried on?<\/p>\n
I watched your back recede
\nbut did not need to exchange
\nformulae or other recipes.<\/p>\n
“How are you?” You would say
\n“Fine,” I would say\u2014a lie
\nlike all the others on the street
\nuttered in other passings.<\/p>\n
But you withheld the lie,
\nand gave me truth, a smile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Did you just turn as you passed and subtly smile back at me before you hurried on? I watched your back recede but did not need to exchange formulae or other recipes. “How are you?” You would say “Fine,” I … Continue reading