Minutes pass like
hors d'oeuvres on trays,
person to person,
back and forth
around the room.
Time ticks and talks
and spins around,
sometimes passed over,
just wasted,
or devoured.
Best to eat those snacks
before they pass,
or let them
slip by tired
and hungry.
-dp-
12-4-12
2013- published in Totum 13
Caltech's annual art magazine
