you need to look up seattle.
when you walk past me, you need to look up.
stop staring at the cracks in the pavement thinking that missing them will give you back some semblance of caring for your mother.
Chances are you lost your closeness with her when you stopped making eye contact.

so you need to look at me when we walk past each other.
lock eyes with me and fake a smile if you must.
I don't need your "hello's" or a weather report
because its either raining or its about to
but I do need that mutual recognition of our human
I just want to see that you have nostrils!

you need to look up seattle.
you need to look up seattle.