Secret

I’m so glad
I let the girl
with the tufty
ponytail
go ahead of me
in the photocopy
room –

standing by the photocopier
with her back to me,
i realize she's the bearer of a secret
that only I could see:

there on the back
of her slender pale neck
inked boldly in black
is a modest symbol
that I recognize and know.

I won’t tell her –
but just so you know –

I share a sun sign
with that girl.