From Here to There

She asks me if we can go somewhere on July 14th

It’s just down the street she says

Sounds fine

That’s my reply

A birthday party for a three year old

In two months

Does sound fine

Right now

While I sit in front of the computer

Writing poetry

Later

However

It might not

Specifically

On June 13^th

It may well sound like a horrible idea

Which is to be expected

Otherwise

It wouldn’t matter where you sit at a concert

Or where you position your speakers in your living room

And those are things that matter

Or at least they are

Once the music starts

Which is why

In the silence of a quiet Saturday night

In late April

I am vaguely positive