Hey There Poem by Danny Speicher

"Hey there." "How are you? " "What's going on? "
I wait in silent and hopeful repose
A response! So kind. So funny! So you!
Is there more there? Should I ask her? Who knows?

"Hey you! " "I am good." "I can't stand my job."
A smile received in a text-based world
And I imagine her grinning at me
Who am I kidding? Doubts within me swirl.

"Are you free tonight? "
"I am free." "Are you? "
A plan. A date. Or, well… Is it a date?
I am just so bad at these lovers' games
Will I ever break from this lonely fate?

"Hey there."
"Hey you! "
The date has now begun
Guide me, Lord, with the setting of the sun.

((February 25th,2017))