Dome

Opposite an upholstered seat

Bleeding with aged dust

Shy, alone.

World map painted on the ceiling

They serve the world’s finest coffees

But I only had water, fish and chips.

‘On the Wings of Love'

Fills most of the free space in the air

Muffled by giggles and talks of trade.

Fine people, they come here

It was once my dream

And just like the one who painted the Pacific Ocean on the roof

Vision can make the seas

Fly

To the moon.

Note: When I was still a university student, I used to think that Dome Cafe at Shangri La Mall in Mandaluyong City, Manila was a cafe for the rich and the famous. I once saw Piolo Pascual there. I wrote this when I decided to try this cafe during my vacation in July 2018.