Skateboarding

It was a beautiful day today in Pittsburgh
not beautiful in the conventional sense
rather beautiful in the February in Pittsburgh
sense

My skate hit the street my foot hit my skate
and I rode dirty through the grit and drying salt

another skater paralled my path across the street
symmetrical discord

another approached in my departure vector
three random dudes with so much in common

and nary a head nod exchanged as we each
headed off in our solitary pursuit
of company.