WorkHowever meager
I was eager to earn
and spend money
on objects that fill
an emptiness.
A table for the sun
to drop light on.Last night we talked
about legacies.
Leaving a good name,
so the children
who'll inherit
this funny earth
would know whom to adore.I said why care
about what people say.
It's none of my business
to love the living
when I'm dead.
You filled the room
with laughterand derision.
I almost quit
when our shouting matches
no longer gave the thrill
of winning,
that I might as well play
tennis with a wall.But we've held on
to each other for years.
You putting concrete on dreams,
me disappearing into my own,
hugging the clichéd cup
of coffee with my palms,
at the tableI bought with my first paycheck.
Birds sing unseen
from where I sit.
From an office building
You are thinking of me.
A loveliness achieved
through a life's work.—Razel Estrella
31 January 2023
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