through the venetian plate glass

i've been

sitting

inside

this place

for so long

i watch people

pass by

one time

this old woman

noticed

me

sitting

there alone

drinking

writing

pretending

how

did she know?

i blushed

then it came

to me

yes

it was her

eyes

yes

her eyes

her eyes

had given

her away

words & photo by t bird balderas