Hat Macabre

At an all night

subway station

where I was

too shortly

deemed

inpatient

a flock

of birds had

picked my brain

with a flattery

of attention

There sat I

dispossessed

of whatnot self

consciousness,

sharing name

and address

...a centrally

parked bench

in a mettle so

reassuring of

anonymity...

Set to observe

most casually,

the wisdom

of our unity

...traverse

Cued windows

in the parting

projected

a vanity

of missed

understanding

...among feet

in a hungry

chatter...

amid slow

moving teeth

All was

consumed

most agreeably

and in a gulp

vanished

suddenly.

2022 AUG 7