The Separation of Ocean Draining Watersheds

The table between us seemed too much.
Never have I sat beside someone
at a restaurant.

Those were the people
I used to make fun of.
What?
Were they so much in love?

A table is too wide a distance,
greater than The Great Divide.

Nothing should separate us—
no mountains, no wood,
no covenant.

Lisa Poff is a single mom of two children--one with a rare medically complex condition. Writing poetry makes Lisa happy, and she hopes her readers feel a connection in this condition called living. Her poetry has been published in the anthology Stories That Need to Be Told (Her poem won in the Depth category), Crosswinds Poetry Journal, and Runcible Spoon, among others.