where X equals 5,
5 well-dressed,
prim and proper
white collars,
trimmed Asian male cuts
and soft pony tails;
buttons lined down
chests
that stay still
and brief
in conversation…
Family X
where X equals 2,
2 young lovers,
in casual ambience
of simple shirts and jeans,
hair hastily cut,
hair fallen in waves,
cell phones cradled against chests
thrumming with satisfaction
at glaring screens
and the smack of the mouth against food…
Family X
where X equals 3,
3 average people,
in simple nice clothing,
and hair trimmed neatly short
and hair trimmed neatly medium,
silence sits around us,
unbroken for the most part,
mostly just watching and
eating…