Keeping Company
Looking up you start to talk
I hear a word
point to some lyric and
start humming a song
Looking for a reaction you see me
stop tapping
make eye contact
smile and nod
I mention a distant cousin
the police
a search
some rumors
You walk through their family
my aunt
my cousins
their stories
I want this magic
being here here
being there there
remembering when when
You smile and touch my hand
turning back to your
finger in the book and
start humming my song
Creative Writing Group Poem November 2025
