On a whim—
I said yes.
I went to their place
ready for the awkward tension.
But she’s a good friend.
I’d simply ignore
the prodding questions
of her boyfriend
and their uncomfortable verbal altercations
always ending in “babe.”
It was especially
uneasy
that night.
He had it in his head
“his girl” and myself shtupped.
She was annoyed,
I attempted cordiality.
He’d be a good lawyer—
he asked again,
a different way.
I take it back,
he’d be an awful lawyer.
He’s a ****
She offers to drive me home.
As we prepare to enter her car,
she noticed one of the tires.
a little deflated—
three nails.
She told me had I declined
the invitation to visit
she’d probably be stranded
on a highway somewhere.
I stood amazed,
knowing my split-second yes
reverberated throughout space,
and time,
revealing an alternate future
now avoided.
Aug 13, 2011
Aug 13, 2011 at 10:42 AM UTC
On a whim—
I said yes.
I went to their place
ready for the awkward tension.
But she’s a good friend.
I’d simply ignore
the prodding questions
of her boyfriend
and their uncomfortable verbal altercations
always ending in “babe.”
It was especially
uneasy
that night.
He had it in his head
“his girl” and myself shtupped.
She was annoyed,
I attempted cordiality.
He’d be a good lawyer—
he asked again,
a different way.
I take it back,
he’d be an awful lawyer.
He’s a ****
She offers to drive me home.
As we prepare to enter her car,
she noticed one of the tires.
a little deflated—
three nails.
She told me had I declined
the invitation to visit
she’d probably be stranded
on a highway somewhere.
I stood amazed,
knowing my split-second yes
reverberated throughout space,
and time,
revealing an alternate future
now avoided.
