Abreast

to many men
too many men
don't look a 
woman in
her eyes
instead
speak
to

what they think
make her her
perhaps not
noticing 
that she
already
is not
even

paying attention
intentionally
looking for
someone
who will
talk 
face
to face

but the fixation
relationship
of the pair
takes him
to the
point
of
pointlessly

spilling
his drink
on her
blouse
then in
intended
apology he
asks if he can

wipe up his mess
with napkin in
hand but she
takes out her
padding and
squeezes
them out
and puts

them
back in
to make
them their
original size
once again to
find the eyes of
another ogling man
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Lamoureux Avatar
October 20, 2019 at 1:20 PM
Ha ha, you never know what’s real any more. The poor fellow might have been looking with his glass eye.
Connelly Avatar
October 20, 2019 at 1:29 PM
Hahaha so true Richard.
Pigeon Tart Avatar
October 20, 2019 at 8:51 AM
LOL! I love this! Thank you :)))
Connelly Avatar
October 20, 2019 at 10:26 AM
Bonjour Maureen. May i ask, I don't want you to comment on it but in my poem "rodin" did they bleep the word "panties"? Lol just curious
Connelly Avatar
October 20, 2019 at 9:26 AM
Thank YOU Maureen.
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