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You browse the cuts of meat while you wait for the barkeep to see that you're waiting. I noticed you long before your dark eyes reached mine. Your enticing smile, your **** arrogant strut. "Can I buy you a drink?" I feel blood rush to my cheeks. *I don't want to be the sandwich you'll eat half of then toss away.* I flash a smile. "No thanks." You're not bothered. You move on to the next deli case in search of other options. I exchange glances with another good looking man. "Hi! Can I buy you a drink?" Don't you have anything original to say? I gesture to my full bottle. Just a revolving door of shallow small talk; lonely men and women looking for something-- anything-- My friend returns from the ladies' room and yanks me from my bitter cloud. We snap our fingers under the strobe lights in a sea of empty.
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Mar 17, 2011
Mar 17, 2011 at 9:06 PM UTC
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You browse the cuts of meat while you wait for the barkeep to see that you're waiting. I noticed you long before your dark eyes reached mine. Your enticing smile, your **** arrogant strut. "Can I buy you a drink?" I feel blood rush to my cheeks. *I don't want to be the sandwich you'll eat half of then toss away.* I flash a smile. "No thanks." You're not bothered. You move on to the next deli case in search of other options. I exchange glances with another good looking man. "Hi! Can I buy you a drink?" Don't you have anything original to say? I gesture to my full bottle. Just a revolving door of shallow small talk; lonely men and women looking for something-- anything-- My friend returns from the ladies' room and yanks me from my bitter cloud. We snap our fingers under the strobe lights in a sea of empty.
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Mar 17, 2011
Mar 17, 2011 at 9:06 PM UTC
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