*
He walked in front of her
him not noticing
her eyes pierced his back
she hated that
not being seen or noticed
so she lightly
kicked his booted ankle
he stumbled
but did not fall and looked
back angrily
now he noticed her as she
smiled sweetly
telling him she could see
that he wasn't
used to being off balance
he just said no
but his denial was more
of a dismissal
worse than the not noticing
as he turned
his back on her wan smile.
*
He knew he walked
just in front of that curly girl
his shoulders broad
trying to look a little bigger
o would she notice
and then he tripped almost
fell kept on his feet
looking back at her smiling
while he stumbled
he mumbled no so denying
her a victorly over
his too fragile teenage ego
locking others out.
*
© 2024-05-17
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