A Bit Against the Grain

It’s nice
to have a friend
to sit with in the rain –

who likes it
just as gray and wet
as you do.

A friend a bit
against the grain
perhaps – oh, not

just anyone
to bump into,
but someone who

regards the spectacle
of you as something
of a big to-do,

which is,
regarding him,
what you think too.







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