he walked up on himhe ran
fifteentwenty minutes late
he supposed hed find him leaning
over his cellphone
he
was
he was oblivious to his
surroundingdidnt even hear his approach on the steps to the wood patio outside
the coffeeshop
he sighed Dick Addict
Wha are ya
doin
he startled
JESUS . . man, you got to sneak up on me?
I didnt sneak
Ya couldnt hear me over your
fixation with that in your handyour studied hemming and hawing Whas up
I’m pondering this new dating
app.
New Yare on two yah
Yeah. But I’m trying this one out
too.
Twos a party threes a crowd no
Give me some space, would you?
I’m new to this stuff, learning as I go.
You ought to get on one so you’re not critical
of me, speaking from ignorance – as you so often accuse me.
As yaknow technically
impossible An evenif I could I
wouldnt Thereby I am deliberately
happily ignorant Ya don look so happy
That’s because I’m still learning
the rop . .
.
. Suffering its learning curve Looks like
it hurts
Coffee
It’s my turn.
Nah Im late Let me treat you lover
he
looked desperately around the patio
Would you quit that
shit?
Yawanna cup of coffee or not
he
grimaced Yes. Please.
The usual A tasty shot of hazelnut syrup for my sweet
eyeballs
bulged FUCK. Yes.
One or two fingers
She knows, they know what we drink.
Yah Were boring
Speak for yourself.
Yah Corrected
Yare enthusiastically
boring Ill be back anthen you can
explain wha the hitch in your gittyup is
inside he ordered The usual
Laconia
smiled she was Cambodian which meant her smile was luminous against
her brown skin they took coffee there
for her smilefor her husbands feigned surliness and that their shop was across
from the treed grassy mall before the onehunred year old City Hall
Ya get that knocked out
he set the papered
coffee cup down on the yellow metal café table beside him Kanpai
he took the coffee raised it
Kanpai
they sipped
So whas the hangup
Age.
Whas the hangup
You deaf.
Carry on I expect ya know wha ages interest ya
I gotta choose in ten-year
increments; forty to fifty, fifty to sixt . .
. . Cant enter thirtyfive fortyfive fortyfive fiftyfive
No. The app only allows decades.
Why not disregard the app an in
yer info deliberations write Legal an Alive cadavers need not apply
Although on second thought don negateprejudice cadavers lubbedup
juicedup theyd be willing participants given their arrested state
You’re sick.
Dude be brilliant astonishing a lightbulb freakinlightning
Gauche is a matter of taste
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