"Saturday Night Ritual"
3:43 A.M
Everyone is leaving
We go our separate ways
4:30 A.M we meet again
The light above the diner is blinking
The coffee isn't that good
But its our ritual
I order decafe and light a cigarette
You order a milkshake always strawberry
We sit in silence, then we both speak
'No you go ahead'
It always happens like this
Waitress comes over with that fake smile
We talk about our lives now--they are so different from long ago
You have your job, I have my school
You grab my hand on the table and drink your milkshake.
I smoke another cigarette and sip coffee
We then go our separate ways