alone together

all alone as if you could ever be 
partially alone. eclipse witnessed 
but only if our minds are clear 
enough for that scheduled shadow.
exhausted sighs grilled beneath the mottled blue
as we throttle through this miami music morning. 
i need a plan for the unexpected, i think
what to do when the civilization you're in,
not that it was your idea, begins to collapse 
as the severe metal man marches past
and it's all downhill in dark shades for him 
at least until she leans 
her sunny blonde smile over the table,
adding unintentional dimensions to the frame. 
a new you must find a way to repeat the bursts again
for that sweet strange being begging on laps for treats,
coat the color of sooty snow, cut from winter's final storm, 
sprung for the blood moon that's almost passed.
outside this voracious dream sits a man on chrome 
leathered down for the growl while a crumpled face 
fumes over the headlines, puffs preloved smoke into 
the tepid shade while a paprika haired young man 
paces from metallic table to curb in a black sweater 
& olive green pants, one palm pressed flat to ear 
as if stopping his head to keep some precious thought 
from dripping on his girlfriend, quietly eating her granola 
in a black hoodie, black skirt & maroon tights, her 
wet black bangs dappled neon green, spilling over 
her pale contemplative brow. a red straw, 
planted like a flagless pole in a translucent cup of ice 
water, salutes beside her bowl while the paprika boy 
pauses beside a young tree, still talking as he reaches 
for a skinny limb, the young leaning upon the young. 
i watch them saunter across the street when he finishes, 
where they recline beneath the bus stop's burgundy 
shelter, legs crossed in an impromptu picnic  of wine 
& olive, stoically shaded by the mini plaza's lone pine, 
all together, as if they could ever be, 
partially alone.