Vince.

Vince bought a pie
and shuffled off home
(not telling anyone)
only having brief conversation with
the girl that worked at the service station.
She had pretty eyes.
"It'll get you in trouble, one day"
he said to her,
as if knowing all too well.
He went home
and wrote her a poem
on the napkin she gave him for the pie.
It was about knocking, and his name:
Vincent.
showing
feeling
hoping
Putting it in a draw with all the other napkins,
he turned off the light,
and smeared sauce on his pie
in the dark.