"Engine Driver"

i have a memory of old honolulu,
and by that i mean honolulu in 2000.
so ten years ago when starbucks was kinda
sorta new, i discovered that soy chai lattes
are crazy delicious. one of the very first
starbucks was in ward. it's now nothing
more than a shell of a failed whole foods
but once it had an Island Snow, and a whole
bunch of other crappy little surf shops.

i remember this day because the way
that the sun shines today reminds me of the
way the sun shined that afternoon. my purpose
for being at that location and who i met is a bit
foggy. however i do remember grabbing my soy chai
latte, sitting with whoever i was supposed to meet
there and then leaving about half an hour later.
(i have a feeling it might have been speech and debate
related, before Jenny and Chad had their showdown)
it was one of many of those odd social situations
where i'm either bored or feeling out of place.
on that afternoon i felt quite out of place so i
walked home.