The Regular

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The Regular 
by Shea Stanley
Same bus
	Same stop
	Same street
Same drink
	Same tip
	Same seat
Same porch
	Same branch
	Same tree
Same walk
	Same slouch
	Same me
The paint is different
	I noticed
The hours are different
	I noticed
The lighting is darker
	Your nails are shorter
	Your smile is wider
	I noticed
Every Thursday
	Every third day
	Every morning
Everyone’s
	Every thought,
	Every warning
Every promise
	Every haircut
	Every sworn thing
Every bruise
	Every wound
	Every thorn sings
The juice is peach
	I made it
The cake is good
	I made it
The bus was late
	I’m not doing so great
	I have nothing to plate
	But I made it
A latte
	A lager
	A treat
No planning
	No schedule
	No RSVP
The same
	The usual
	The one extra sweet
10,000 hours
	Spending $7.93
	1/2 decaf, 1/2 caffeine
What’s the name
	Nice to see you
	Where you been
On the house
	On me
	On a whim
Whatcha reading
	Wanna borrow
	Lemme skim
It’s so busy
	Wow so empty
	Please come in
I’m here
	At our table
I’m here
	In the line
I’m here
	If you need me
I’m here
	All the time