Yacht Club Dreams- Part I

She couldn’t believe he was real But there he was… Chatting away with someone Who was from his realm Modern day aristocracy The clothes, the very air around them Screamed of wealth Power She squirmed in her seat Her discomfort mounting Feeling out of place But what caught her eye Wasn’t any of the trappings No! He was the flesh and blood embodiment Of her wildest dreams Her ideal man Had JUST materialized before her eyes… An older man Early fifties Suave Confident Black hair showing some white Trimmed goatee Sparkling white teeth Which readily flashed In his tanned face Eyes….blue? She thought they MUST be blue Everyone knew She was partial to blue What she kept to herself Was the reason why... Blue eyes brought back the memories Of her childhood sweetheart Whose eyes The color of a clear blue sky Had been seared into her heart and mind Along with her first kiss This man standing so close Had one hand in his pocket White linen shirt Blue jeans He took a sip of his drink Then was enveloped in the embrace Of a woman... Exaggerated breasts Pouty lips High cheekbones Reeking of plastic surgery Short skirt Flashy bronzed legs She felt sick to the core But she couldn’t look away He was a piece of heaven That had been cut out By unseen hands And placed on this very spot Then…mid-sentence He looked her way Straight into her eyes And then....he smiled He lifted his champagne glass to her Everyone around him turned to stare Ashamed, she looked away Berating herself for gawking For letting her admiration show She had to get away.. This was her niece’s graduation party Her brother was well to do Well known in the world of academia A professor in THE most prestigious university Well versed and confident in this atmosphere He and his wife fit right in She had begged off But how could she say no to her beloved niece? So here she was Uncomfortable and unsure of herself “Who cares?” She always talked to herself when she was nervous... “He was just teasing you for staring. Well, I’ll show these snobby rich people That I don’t give a damn…. I don’t care if my clothes aren't top of the line Or that I’m not another one of some plastic surgeon’s Cookie cutter perfect women I’m not in their league So, I’m NOT going to try to impress Just going to celebrate being me…. A forty something woman Unlucky in love Simple and plain But with a heart that will put any of them to shame… Watch me strut!” Eileen Manassian Ghali