happy
to be here.
thrilled
to make your acquaintance.
honored, really.
thanks.
no, thank you.

all you gotta
do
is ask. asking’s enough
to get you anywhere. another time,
another city. i’d be
lying if i said i wasn’t flattered.
you’re really saying
something there. i wasn’t
born yesterday. been there
done that.

i hear you.

it’s not like i needed
to overhear they were so
loud. whattaya gonna
do. you do what you gotta.
what you gotta do, you do.
it’s all there is. really
that’s all we’ve got, i hear you.

i hear you.

listen, you hear me, you
gotta understand, i don’t say this
very often.

i hear you.

thousand opinions in the wind.
everyone’s an asshole with one. every
asshole’s got one. you look smart
not like the others you look like
you know what’s what, you know what
i mean.

at the risk of repeating myself
at the risk of sounding stupid
at the risk of being misunderstood

i mean it
you
look good.

look it’s not like this
is a good place to talk
maybe there’s a place near here
we could get a drink
maybe your number
maybe another time

maybe someone will overhear

maybe the park
maybe the dark
maybe the thing i want to say

maybe another time
see you again

glad to be here
thrilled to make your
acquaintance