An awkward angled and elbowed crane
Bowed and tipped his hat to me--
Asked for my number and a date.
I turned my foxy nose up.
My eyebrows arched,
And my friends laughed.
Derision seeped through his lowly form.
Years later, I am shopping after
A hard day of work--
Sweaty, ***** ordinary.
I am buying tampons.
I run into him at the store
Through a mutual friend.
I do not recognize him.
He seems taller--maybe he has learned
Confidence.
His face is tan--acne gone.
He is handsome--muscular.
His clothes fit him well.
No awkward bowing or stooping,
But something in his eyes when
Our friend asks if we've met before,
And I say, "No."
After I walk away, it dawns on me
Like an egg's yolk cracking over my head
And dripping--oozing--down.
And I hope he recognized me too.
Apr 3, 2015
Apr 3, 2015 at 3:47 PM UTC
An awkward angled and elbowed crane
Bowed and tipped his hat to me--
Asked for my number and a date.
I turned my foxy nose up.
My eyebrows arched,
And my friends laughed.
Derision seeped through his lowly form.
Years later, I am shopping after
A hard day of work--
Sweaty, ***** ordinary.
I am buying tampons.
I run into him at the store
Through a mutual friend.
I do not recognize him.
He seems taller--maybe he has learned
Confidence.
His face is tan--acne gone.
He is handsome--muscular.
His clothes fit him well.
No awkward bowing or stooping,
But something in his eyes when
Our friend asks if we've met before,
And I say, "No."
After I walk away, it dawns on me
Like an egg's yolk cracking over my head
And dripping--oozing--down.
And I hope he recognized me too.
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