Aquarium Date

Sitting by them in the Aquarium
         before I saw blue fish,
I saw the Chinese couple not getting on.

Arms were raised and hands
         and awkwardness to show.

It must have been their first date -
   at least that's what I wanted to imagine.

Their pamphlet was in Chinese,
   and in the end, the man pushed it -

a blue fish-shape pirouetting on her nose.


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7/17/2017

Contest  - First Date

Sponsor - Kim Rodriguez

1st place win
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