The Rose Cafe

A favorite place to meet with friends
cups of coffee and 50's ambiance 

clatter of dishes and silverware
regulars throughout the day

favorite tables and desired waitresses
conversations about everything 

new love, musical arrangements and
last night’s game.


Cafés like this in every town
nowhere in particular 

filled with no one specifically
then in a moment the peace is shattered 

bodies lay strewn upon the floor
blood splattered against the wall 

and across town... 
life goes on.


In memory of the senseless killings
in Seattle.