And I look at her
and we talk about pot
and her boyfriend
and I like
to bring up
the Grateful Dead
which she feels
is quite silly
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But I do detect
a trace
of intrigue
that says, maybe,
just maybe,
under different circumstances
that we could be
and though we dart eyes
to avoid contact
and feign indifference
under the God Almighty
name of friendship
I think that it might
be a good idea
to re-examine
the situation
because it would be
a crying shame
if we never knew
and just went by
with a few jokes
and a handful
of scattered smiles
but we may never know
because fate arranged things
with such timing
as to see that
you & I
would misconnect
https://www.postpoems.org/authors/georgeschaefer/poem/1105453
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