One single drop of water,

perfectly round and salty,

in my left eye,

blurring the red and green

of traffic lights.

It turns them into a mosaic,

dancing slow

in front of me.

You would have liked that!

Someone near me,

complete stranger rushes

to cross the street,

ignoring the loud chorus

of horns.

You would have stopped that!

My fingers twitch onto

a white envelope, where,

the night before,

I drew small, cheerful hearts.

I’ll send this letter to you,

I’ll find out where

God put the post office

to Heaven. I will, one day.

The rushing strangers

murmur some silly excuses

when they push me

on their way

to…work, love, home, death?

My little cheerful hearts!

I dropped them in the mud!

And now it’s raining…

with perfectly round drops

of salty water in my eyes.

Someone is staring.

I smile.

“These allergies! Obnoxious thing!”

“Yeah, got them too! They’re awful.”

And they smile back.

They believe me.

You would have not.