C - The Restaurant

It could tell tales
of love unrequeited
Colin ready to give his soul
Chloe ready to ride solo

illicit dalliances
a couple nestled
in a dimly lit nook
not daring to raise
their eyes
for fear of being espied

We sit laughing gaily
talking about
nothing in particular
looking for all the world
like a couple in love

but we know different

we are bonded
by marriage
by mortgage
by children
by habit
by bank accounts
but not
unfortunately
by love