You sit on the grey patterned sofa
beside him and he is talking
about things you have
no interest in
but you pretend you do
and you are dressed
in that open(too open) dress
your mother said
that is bright white
and your hair is permed
neat and tidy
and you wonder
what he really thinks about you
(if he thinks about you at all)
and he has that thin moustache
as if it took him ages to trim
and his dark hair
combed so neatly
and oiled too much
and not once
has he mentioned your dress
or how good your hair looks
or what you think about things
he just talks and talks
and looks at you
with dark eyes
(maybe ********** you
right down to the silky underwear
you have on)
and his arm creeps behind you
at the back of the sofa
his other hand is near your thigh
(you can see it
out of the corner
of your eye)
now he's talking about business
(his business)
and how well it's doing
and how shares are on the rise
after the fall
two years ago
but does he love you
is all you really
want to know.
Aug 28, 2017
Aug 28, 2017 at 3:38 AM UTC
You sit on the grey patterned sofa
beside him and he is talking
about things you have
no interest in
but you pretend you do
and you are dressed
in that open(too open) dress
your mother said
that is bright white
and your hair is permed
neat and tidy
and you wonder
what he really thinks about you
(if he thinks about you at all)
and he has that thin moustache
as if it took him ages to trim
and his dark hair
combed so neatly
and oiled too much
and not once
has he mentioned your dress
or how good your hair looks
or what you think about things
he just talks and talks
and looks at you
with dark eyes
(maybe ********** you
right down to the silky underwear
you have on)
and his arm creeps behind you
at the back of the sofa
his other hand is near your thigh
(you can see it
out of the corner
of your eye)
now he's talking about business
(his business)
and how well it's doing
and how shares are on the rise
after the fall
two years ago
but does he love you
is all you really
want to know.
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