It was our third date, today,<\/p>\n

we dated, I think it was a date,<\/p>\n

we had lunch, we talked,<\/p>\n

we argued. I thought about<\/p>\n

falling in love with you,<\/p>\n

considered that you might<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

never fall for me, ordered<\/p>\n

bacon and eggs on croissant,<\/p>\n

the same as you and knowingly<\/p>\n

sipped water as you spoke<\/p>\n

about\u00a0Villon. I know that you<\/p>\n

are French. Is this why<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

we do not understand each other?<\/p>\n

I thought the French were only<\/p>\n

rude in France. To your credit,<\/p>\n

you handled English well,<\/p>\n

almost expertly, as if your visa<\/p>\n

weren\u2019t about to expire. Still,<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

it felt like we were butting<\/p>\n

heads; I do not mean to imply<\/p>\n

the birthmark on your forehead,<\/p>\n

I could surely love it one day.<\/p>\n

I even said our talk was like<\/p>\n

poking each other in the eye.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

You understand eyes and how<\/p>\n

I looked away when you spoke.<\/p>\n

It was not as if Court Street<\/p>\n

was so intriguing that I just<\/p>\n

had to look out the window.<\/p>\n

No. I listened to your voice<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

and pictured someone else<\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to know, reading me love<\/p>\n

poems over coffee and juice.<\/p>\n

No luck. I looked back and<\/p>\n

found you staring at your plate.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

It cheered me up. Later,<\/p>\n

we walked in circles enjoying<\/p>\n

the sunlight after so many<\/p>\n

days of\u00a0rain. The\u00a0rain<\/p>\n

was better; it was a wise hand<\/p>\n

that kept us apart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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