Window Seat

by William C. Burns, Jr.


And he kept telling her
Look
I'm sorry about your skirt
I'll buy you another one
      when we get back

I pretended not to spy
Turning instead
      to the bleeding sun's
      reflection on the sea
Only the railing between me
      and emptiness

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