Awkward

I walked toward a man in the airport.
It was crowded.
Just in front of me, he levitated 6” off the ground.
And yipped.
He made a perfect landing and continued on his way.
I tried to divert my eyes.
“Man, that must have been awkward for him,”
I thought.

I walked toward a man in the airport.
It was crowded.
Just in front of him, I levitated 6” off the ground.
And yipped.
I made a perfect landing and continued on my way.
He tried to divert his eyes.
“Man, that must have been awkward for him,”
I thought.
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Date: 4/12/2022 2:12:00 PM
i love the different perspectives and am not surprised you were inspired by caren! well done, jeff...
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Date: 4/12/2022 1:19:00 PM
This was funny to read!
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Date: 4/11/2022 6:47:00 PM
I had this feeling both of you were in a commercial! I don't know why. But, then, did you know why you both levitated 6" in front of each other? Man, this is really awkward!
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Date: 4/11/2022 7:23:00 PM
So, true story. I was in the Atlanta airport, maybe as much as 20 years ago. I think the guy may have had a form of Tourette’s Syndrome. I read a poem of Caren’s tonight about perspective and I don’t know why, but that’s what came back to me, so the second is how it might have looked from his…
Date: 4/11/2022 5:20:00 PM
you guys gotta get on the decaf.....me too....I'm sitting here laughing out loud and wondering why it feels so akward to me
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