The
man being led through
the
edge of the park by his dog
is
unaware of the crisp sound
the
sole of his shoes make
as
they graze the asphalt,
or
the self-aggrandizing laughter
of
a young man who's ahead
in
a chess match
on
a nearby bench,
or
the expanding shadows
that
claim the sidewalks
as
dusk starts its own routine,
or
of the cream-colored house
on
the corner
across
the street,
where
a young woman
is
standing by the front window,
staring
at his spastic movements,
watching
him hold on to the leash,
falling
in love with him,
just
for a moment,
because
he reminds her
of
someone:
a
man she saw once
in
a dream.
Dariel Suarez was born in Havana, Cuba, where he lived until 1997. He currently resides in Miami, FL with his wonderful wife and
a large number of books. He is attending Florida International University, where he was a winner in both the Fiction and Poetry
categories at the 2009 Literary Awards. Dariel's works have appeared or are forthcoming in elimae, Vain, Every Day Poets,
Mad Swirl, The Cynic Online, and Metromorphosis.
