Waiting not smoking missing you One dollar rent and nothing to read missing you 'This table not to be used for studying' Across the room, a quiet youth flouting the sign Waiting not thinking missing you A pair of women honestly gray leaning over empty cups laughing low Waiting not drinking missing you Faces on the walls in black and white Two girls brush past my chair looking up Waiting invisible missing you Whispers that blend to silence with the white noise puff of espresso smoothing the air Peter appears questioning so you're here