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Tea Ta lk<br />

Anja Leigh<br />

She sits with her back<br />

against the high,<br />

hand-painted ceilings<br />

sipping Ceylon tea<br />

on New Year's Eve<br />

recalling past lovers,<br />

young, ol.d, discarded.<br />

The chase more passionate<br />

than the catch.<br />

She leans forward and confides,<br />

"Men are worthless;<br />

maybe I should try women."<br />

Then she pulls her changeling eyes<br />

from daytime dreams,<br />

reaches for a raisin scone<br />

spread with clotted cream,<br />

takes a deep breath and<br />

modestly licks her fingers.<br />

In the middle of tho afternoon,<br />

tea is served with reservation<br />

at the Biltmore Hotel<br />

by Armando who lives in Sylmar<br />

and rides the Red Line Metro downtown<br />

to Pershing Square.<br />

The table is set with stories stained<br />

like raspberry jam on white Linen tablecloths.<br />

One tiny cake crumb lingers on the<br />

corner of her mouth.<br />

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