so this couple came over
to think about renting my house
the girl
sat on the slider
on the front porch
she looked at her boyfriend's thigh
maybe, maybe not
but i think she was thinking
how nice it would be to sit
with her boyfriend as the sky
turned from gray to black
maybe she didn't think that
maybe i only imagined
you glancing at my thigh
and you thinking you would
sit with me on the porch
on a summer night
before i am somewhere else
and that romantic production
is dependent on strangers
that know better than
you and i