A dappled floor : cement : mist on the verge of storm : we raise our arms : above waists : below breasts : prepare for onslaught of dampness : meet : we : passersby : transiting in close proximity : adjusting paths : heights of our umbrellas : wordless : sightless : a city’s gift of telepathy : countless polite passings : assessing our aluminum lengths : shiny under a spread of canopies : blood red : royal blue : sunshine yellow : primaries of manners : turning about our circumferences : to strangers : curtsies and bows.