a fool and his humor are soon embarrassed

 
talked with a friend
at the coffee shop
who had been feeling
under the weather

asked

"ARE YOU FEELING
 BETTER?"

     "YES I AM. I TOOK THE
       WEEK OFF TO REST.
       THE HARDEST PART
       WAS MAKING MYSELF
       STAY IN BED FOR THE
       WHOLE WEEK "

the filters in my
mind evaporated

I couldn't let the
moment pass

the words fell from my mouth
like a flock of dead sparrows
falling from a poisoned sky

"I GUESS THAT WOULD
 DEPEND ON WHO IS
 IN BED WITH YOU!"

(silence)

the moment closed
the door and
left

and everything
went back to
normal