in an airplane aisle

buxom flight attendant

jetblack lass six foot tall  he dug her wild afro

they met midcraft he had to pass she chose to face into the aisle

                                                                       a first in his experience

usually passed ass to ass

Whell

       she tossed the gauntlet

passing eye to eye he smiled

                               Youll excuse me

That’s alright, baby.

took everything not to reply My pleasure Chantel couldnt miss her nametag

                                                                                       once upon a time at university the corporation wanted him to sign paperwork that would allow it to reprimandpunish him including dismissal  if he committed a sustained glance at a coed

           wondered what the punishment mightbe for a sustained pass  Careful buddyboy he cautioned himself

beneath his signature in large block letters he printed UNDER DURESS

service in the air

he sat on the aisle

Chantel asked if hed like something to drink she tumbledbound her beautiful hair on top her head

Hafcup black coffee please

Would you like pretzels or a cookielittle boy?

                                              he spunoff suddenlyreminded of after grade school how his grandmother offered him homemade gingersnaps oatmeal chocolate chips peanut butter topdimpled forkgridded cookies or storebought Almond Windmills Nilla Wafers with a cup of milk

A cookie 

         Yes please please   A cookie please

                                                        Youre beggin

she chuckled

                Am not

Pitiful

winking she gave him two Biscoff biscuits

                                                  Am not

Arent you ashamed Beggin

Nahnah see  I got two cookies

Two Theyre only cookies

But I got two

Youre such a child

So what

           Worse things could be said of me

   Had to pass face to face didntya

I did

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1921,  Sunday,  28  4. 24