Late Breakfast

in a sign of appreciation
neon articles of commiseration
can i reveal the hunger that's been building
to strangers who don't know and might not guess
not without a shirt that says: it's been too long
i ask for a coffee and a scone
but i'm really asking for an ear and a hug
clouds obscure the star that matters
i've forgotten where it came from, that son
billions of years remain
incomprehensible as the time since
last sitting down to
a breaking of the fast