The original poem is located here, at Poetry.com and was a Grand Prize Winner. Given no information to indicate that Skywise is L. D. Hirshberg, plagarism must be assumed.
i'm new here...i got here because of sorciere..of whatever she i called here
just a first timer here
Her
In a Chinese restaurant, we split the last of the rice
and use it to soak up gleaming sauce. Always, we try
to finish the sauce. After requesting a fresh pot of
tea, our conversation turns to "her," my imaginary
next lover. "She could be right outside," you say,
and I nod, remembering when you were her.
The tea finally comes. We burn our lips awake again.
During a lull, my attention wanders and I begin to
scan the street. If she were there, she might turn
and see us in the window, chatting.
I try to look available as I sip.