embossed paper – 10/22/12

10/22/12 2pm

embossed paper
(fear of littering)

there’s something beautiful about this
napkin catching the wind while a glass
of water weighs it down.
marvelling at what the fear of littering
can create.

i would say it’s complete bullshit, but if
i believed that this would not have made
it here.
even as i raise my glass to my mouth
a hand finds the weight needed to keep
this embossed paper in place.

the breeze settling will determine my
moments of thirst.