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Separate Tables

Separate tables He came sat down like they should be old friends. Do I know you, she said? Yes, we were lovers once. Long pause. Yes, I remember, but you have gone fat and bald I thought of you as an *******. You are a wrinkled old shrew, thought. We had some fun, he said. For you, it was, You would let me touch your , said it was Private property, she said. My dear, it was a joke, he said You are a pompous old bastard, she murmured for No reason at all. He stood up to give her a piece of his mind, but The dinner bell rang. They ate at separate tables.

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Date: 8/10/2019 5:20:00 AM
I could just picture this typical scene in an old folks home. LOL enjoyed your poem, Jan.
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Jan Oskar Hansen
Date: 8/11/2019 4:53:00 AM
thank you, Line Gauthier

Book: Shattered Sighs