do you remember
when we
had to cancel
our very first date
because I had a
last minute shift
at the bar, but you
came to see me
anyway and
asked me about the
movies I love and
drank gin and winked
when I walked
back and forth past you
serving other people
but how
I’d always
circle back
and another time
you asked me
to get free drinks
for you and your mates,
got hammered
hogged the juke box
broke the top
button on your shirt
and called someone
a fucking rat
lost a tooth
threw a glass
and got
kicked out
and I had to quit
later that week
standing up
for you
I just remember
that’s all
and wondered
if you might too
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