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the sign says "thank you to our loyal customers".
the one above it says "closed."
been that way for a month
or two, i can't remember
i look in, sideways,
ashamed to really stare
into the darkened room haunted
with phantom coffeecups and
stale conversation.

the sign says "thank you to our loyal customers"
passing, i wonder why no one's bought the space,
why it stays empty, darkened, full of memory
that now seems as distant
and empty as the dusty grayness
behind the windows.