Paean

The woman next to me at the bar.

Effortless, ethereal beauty.

I love me them short women.

Shared experience? A boy can hope, can’t he?

Was she trying to pick me up? If so, I completely blew it.

Sometimes I wonder what I’m supposed to do.

She’s striking, and she checks a LOT of my boxes.

A gorgeous, inscrutable server….

I’m not interested.

Pale beauty.