If a Man Answers, Hang Up
I do not have to go far
to a popular bar
with a huge dance floor.
To find someone I would adore,
she is not hard to find.
It is easy to get the kind
that is attractive to the eye.
There is always someone nearby.
I only sit at the bar,
and a woman is not too far.
When she turns her head my way,
I only have to say,
“Hello, how are you?”
She says, “How do you do?’
An interesting conversation
for a reasonable duration
materializes easily.
Then I have someone with me.
Our slow dancing would start
with “Unbreak My Heart”
by singer Toni Braxton.
When the music had begun
we were both out on the floor
for slow dancing and some more
scintillating conversation.
With her accommodation,
it was a wonderful dance.
With just a short glance,
I saw her smile,
making me happy all the while.
This woman makes my night.
She appears to be so right.
Then she says, “It’s time to leave”
She’s too good to believe.
I ask, “Will I see you again?”
I pull out my pen.
She takes a bar napkin.
Some scribbling would begin.
She writes her phone number.
However, her words encumber.
She says, “I live with somebody.
If you ever call me,
tell him you’re my brother.”
I thought I am just another
man she has used.
I do not like being abused.
I get up in a flash,
and throw the napkin in the trash.
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