The rains on the superhighway were funny,

You said as you lit up.

You take a drag and release.

You realize I'm not listening.

I’m not.

Urghh!

You get irritated.

You and your attachment issues;

Me and my patronizing issues

I set my ubiquitous cell phone away,

Gaze into your glinting glasses

Your eyes squint behind there.

My hand reaches for my phone.

You look away.

For a moment I am disarmed.

My gadget, my armour. It fails me.

My fingers swipe mechanically.

The dings flood in...

My Caribbean friends,

My African family,

My memes,

My statuses...

In a moment I drift.

The smoke wafts into my nostrils.

I find you staring.

I don’t look into your glasses.

I feel claustrophobic.

I feel your eyes gaze into my pate.

You draw my attention back to you

You hog the air and light and space…

And me.

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