Let 'Em Eat Meringue Pie

For those
who live at home alone
we have instructions,
guidelines for the
very lonely, sure we do.

You are granted
access to public places,
rich with smiles
which come from public
holidays, good times
which extend over community life
the entire outer surface.

There are conversations
you are allowed to have,
conversations which stay in the head
and don't hint about the parts
hidden under the curtains.

There is even a kind of affection
we have drawn up for you. It is
sweet emotional meringue.
You can love and be loved
with a laugh, perhaps a pat on your
neutral shoulder, over the top
of your jacket or even
an accidental touch of a hand.