Vivid and beautiful, Stephen. I sense the life everywhere in this short piece! Sheila On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 9:12 AM, Stephen Vincent <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Across the street, a dark cell phone raised > over her white strapped tank top and blue running shorts, > walking up and down the block, her footsteps as deliberate > as a horse after a warm up sprint & her voice in a kind of > staccato trot, equally firm & deliberate: > "He's cute. They are friends but not 'real' friends." > The chase. The chase. Forever the chase. > > Stephen Vincent >