Joanna Gilman Hyde

Fredericton, NB

She wore skimpy turquoise

& was an indeterminate age —

an unnatural blonde

sharing the frozen peanut butter dessert

w/ a guy who did all the talking

while She checked Her Phone —

rain came

as He paid The Bill —

He left to get His Vehicle

while She pony-tailed Her Skimpy Hair

in preparation

for Her Ride

in His New Jeep/Truck

as bright blue

as Her Gym Dress

w/ Its Hidden Phone Pocket

Eye moved away

from an attractive woman

w/ a tabby cat

upon Her Lap

2 sit instead

beside a French Man

w/ a labradoodle

in the open air

beer garden

beyond the walking bridge

in downtown Fredericton —

Eye told Him M(eye) Life Story

or at least parts of It —

just because He asked

& because Eye knew, somehow

that Eye would never see Him again