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Recipe for Disaster
She strolls through the mall with Him
and runs into a few old friends -
all Girls -
of course
It’s impossible to go anywhere without meeting another ex.
It’s funny, at times
when She convinces herself to ignore the looks of longing
in their jealous eyes
but when they catch her off guard
She can almost feel their lust
as they remember what they used to have
and continue to desire.
Is it insecurities?
She asks herself every time.
But she knows it’s not.
She knows he would never leave her.
What drives her to madness
is the knowledge that
these Girls will stop at nothing
to get what they want -
if they could keep up -
but that’s where She has them all beat.
It’s the constant flattering
the batting of clumpy eyelashes
the flick of a dainty wrist
the lick of the chapped lips
the references to
“Hey remember when…?”
followed by giddy giggles
and elbow nudges.
It’s the continuous act of them
creeping closer by the second
to brush their arm against his
or receive a bone-crushing hug again
to see if his muscles are still there.
It’s the fact that
they only have eyes for Him
and they force her into the shadows -
at least they try to
It’s the complete disappointment that flashes across their eyes
when She stumbles out from behind a clothes rack
and walks calmly up to Him
and he puts his arm around her.
It’s the barely noticeable
flick of their eyes
as they regard with disgust
his hand on her waist.
It’s the wish you can hear
lingering in the air
as each Girl thinks to herself
“What a lucky girl”.
And Luckily
it is that wish that keeps her from going ballistic
every time they run into another shrill voice
proclaiming
“OhmygodIhaven’tseenyouinforever!”
It is that wish that keeps the
Jealous Green Giant at bay
because otherwise
there might be too many broken noses to get away with unnoticed…
