He’s on line
at a sandwich shop
texting his girlfriend
how some *******
on his cell phone
was tying up traffic
on the freeway.

A ten foot space
has opened in the line
ahead of him
and the clerk
behind the counter
is waiting.

He doesn’t see it
doesn’t feel
the eyes of the man
behind him
on the back of his neck
boring a hole.

The man pulls out his phone,
begins texting his wife
“You won’t believe this ****....”

She’s in bed
hears the ding
reaches for it
reads and sighs
and her thumbs are tapping
“Sorry, honey. What a ****!”

She sets the phone down
turns to the man next to her
wraps her arms around him
and before their lips meet
whispers
“God, he’s so ******* boring.”