wave back at someone / Was waving at someone else
A Forever Alone post.
The doorbell goes on Valentine's Day. Your heart lifts. It's a parcel for next door. You sign for it with real tenderness. On your birthday you get one message before noon. It's the dentist, wishing you a happy birthday and reminding you you're overdue a check up. Still, they remembered. You book a table for one. The waiter takes away the second set of cutlery with a little flourish, like a magician, and the trick is that you're alone. You hold the door for someone at the office. They see you, smile, and go through the other door. You stand there a moment longer holding it for nobody, which is at least reliable. **Why it caught on:** a lumpy rage comic face with tears in its eyes and a brave, wobbly smile, around since about 2010. Posting it is a way of laughing at a quiet Friday before anyone else can, which is a little less alone.