Today, waiting for the meeting to start,
the transport entered, didn’t say a word,
took a seat, not directly across, but aslant.
She looked at me intently, as if
a need (or was it a hunger) stirred,
as if a gust front passed over me,
leaving me on the verge.
Dale Cottingham has published poems and reviews of poetry collections in many journals, including Prairie Schooner, Ashville Poetry Review, Colorado Review and Rain Taxi. He is a Pushcart Nominee, a Best of Net Nominee, the winner of the 2019 New Millennium Award for Poem of the Year.
