The Companionable Silence of a Shared Café Table
Feb 17, 2024
A shared table at the back of café
Week day fast coffee drinkers zoom in and out at the front
Like bees visiting a flower for caffeinated nectar
At the shared table
On laptops and journals
A quiet focus
The slow sip of cups
Comfortable
Quiet
Company
A fragile fleeting sanctuary from the everyday busyness.
And then obliviates join the table.
Sigh.
This poem is dedicated to my fellow introverts and the crews at Hikari and Tori’s in Melbourne for allowing this space for me to enjoy so often.