I once worked in an office on the ground floor
behind a glass wall
the kind that reflects like a mirror on the other side
so the people walking by on the street
saw themselves, not me
I ate lunch at my desk
and watched them
a strangely compelling show
they must have known we could see them
but it was too tempting
the sudden appearance
of their flesh
a man winked once
and it took me a moment to realize
he was flirting
with himself
but it’s the women I remember the most
looking back
with such sadness
their soft bodies stuffed into pantyhose
their hands dropping instinctively
to veil the offending parts
of their shape
I wish I’d been brave enough to run after a few
tap them on their shoulders
out of breath
where did you get that skirt
man, you look smashing.