The oak grain deepens by candlelight
\nin a corner of the bustling room.
\nBeneath undisturbed dinnerware,
\nthe place settings set upon
\na vacant table for two.<\/p>\n
In the middle of an insignificant month,
\non some random, middle day of the week,
\ntables sit people conversing about their meals,
\nbut at the table for two,
\nthere is no one who eats. <\/p>\n
There is no apparent significance of today\u2019s date,
\nAnd the table for two sits alone in view of the on looking balcony. <\/p>\n
As customers leave the evening grows late,
\nThere is no one who comes, and yet the table for two still looks inviting.<\/p>\n
A table for two, a reservation was held,
\nBut what unforeseen circumstance
\nHas delayed these anonymous guests?<\/p>\n
Perhaps there is a name on a list somewhere
\nWith a number to reach the party involved.<\/p>\n
Perhaps there is a babysitter who canceled at the last minute,
\nAnd now a young mother and father are tending to sleepy children.<\/p>\n
Perhaps there is couple arguing in the parking lot outside,
\nHaving never left the car since they arrived,
\nNeither ready to surrender or come step inside. <\/p>\n
Perhaps there is a car stalled on the overpass, broken glass,
\nwith unconscious passengers running late for their dinner plans.<\/p>\n
Never the less their seats wait,
\nto celebrate a moment that won\u2019t come,
\nTo be served meals that have grown cold
\nBy candlelight cast askew,
\nFor no one is coming to claim their seats,
\nat this vacant table for two.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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