Sometimes there’s enough joy
in the day that the you who is afraid to be alone
and the you who loves to be alone
and the you who is never alone
and the you who is always alone
all sit at the same table
and share a glass of wine
and though they say nothing
they nod in easy agreement
and wordlessly toast
to each other’s health.
The wine tastes of sunshine,
of yesterdays, of giving up,
a sweetness they can’t name.