He was on leave her friend said
could she double date with her
a blind date she never would
but her friend’s cousin
was being shipped out
she said
so it was decided she was dating
a handsome young fellow
& she dating the cousin
a drive-in movie they went to
her friend in the front seat
& her in the back
with the cousin
she tried to oblige remembering
he was to be shipped out
so she tried pleasantries
to no avail
none at all
he moved in closer and closer
too close for comfort really
the kissing began
going on and on
without end
what was the movie on the screen
she didn’t remember seeing
he simply kept on kissing
did he ever come up for air
but he was on leave
wasn’t he
she was glad when the evening
closed and the movie was done
so she could go home
her friend the next day called to say
her cousin wanted to know
could he see her again
upon his return
but she tactfully found a way
to decline saying
absolutely
not
not another time
she needed air
© July 2017 Renee Espriu
This is in response to Jamie Dede’s Wednesday Prompt. Do read more responses at
https://jamiededes.com/2017/07/19/because-love-poems-are-elegies-and-your-wednesday-writing-prompt. The photo below was taken from Public Domain Pictures and digitally altered by myself.
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Oh not a nice experience. Love how you ended “she needed air”
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She was a very good friend of mine many years ago now. We have lost touch but this I remembered so decided to respond to Jamie’s prompt. Youth and the things we do 🙂
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This was fun to read 👍
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Thank you so much! This was my one and only blind date when I was young and never did go out on another one. /:
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Had to smile… sounds like a blind date I had in college. Never again!!
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I thought, poor guy being shipped out but afterward I thought again. 🙂
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I loved this!
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I am glad you do. Was a night best forgotten but every now and then it pops into my head. A reminder, I guess, of what one shouldn’t do when dating…not that I do anymore….but just saying. 🙂
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Big smiles at this one Renee.. 🙂 and full of imagery 🙂 ❤
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Thanks Sue! So many years ago now. The things one remembers. /:
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🙂 Indeed Renee.. 💓
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Good write, Renee. I had similar encounters, but never felt obligated to ‘put out.’ Some of us need to be kind to ourselves first. Hard lesson to learn, and it comes incrementally. ❤
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I was very young then before I even married so I allow myself the one time but it never happened again and after I divorced haven’t married a second time. But love all the children, grandchildren and great grands. 🙂
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❤
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We all did incredibly stupid stuff when we were young. I am No exception!
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