My First Date

My First Date contest-sponsored by Carol Brown 7-2-2011 My First Date It was the summer of 1988 the year of my first blind date. not really a date, more of a favor for another day of dating service guy's labor. Not one thing in like except we both own a bike. In a way I feel sad for powdered blue polyester clad Tad Conversations on bugs plastic pen holders, and build your own mugs. Glancing up at the numbers the hands straight and tense trying hard to focus on the cloudy, cracked coke bottle lens. The food was the only good made up for the sighs A cold, clammy handshake only 2 words too many-"good-bye." Racing inside I walk to my car. Tad hops on his bike honks his rubber loud horn. I politely honk back can't wait for the new morn.