The Chitchat Cafe



as my mind and

pencil weave

words,


 
a flock of women

knit at "their tables,"

every week bringing

new and louder crafters

while adding to their din
with many needles that click and clack.



 
Their motto seems to be, "Chat loud!" and 
if they aren't enough,



 
a cash register beeps

abruptly, making me start

nervously while a grinder

sinks its teeth into piles

of coffee beans



 
as I knit together

my words, the women's

noise interrupts me-

I "drop a stitch,"

and my flow of

words come to

a halt.

 
Karina Bursch