By Peter Mladinic
Copyright ©2024
Guitar plays softly over speakers.
In dim light a thin gold chain
arcs across the mock neck burgundy
sweater dress. The girl
walks to the back of the Blue Slipper
and asks to sit beside Megan.
They take up the brown leather sofa.
Megan, a sales rep at Shale Distributing,
Alyssa, in human resources
at Sumpter Weight Loss Clinic.
You’re in fasting, I’m in food, Megan says,
with a smile.
It’s 6 PM, people enter the Blue Slipper
alone and in couples.
Alyssa’s fiancée, Todd, is a stockbroker
in Milwaukee. We’ll marry in Dallas
and settle here in Chicago. Toddy’s family
is in Dallas, a big family, a rich family.
Toddy is the youngest. Chatterbox
Alyssa’s hand goes to the back of the sofa.
A waiter comes over, asks, What will it be,
ladies? A gin and tonic,
and a Michelob Ultra for me, she says.
She moves closer to Megan.
Drinks on the table, her thigh touches
Megan’s. Alyssa, chatting
about Todd’s Corvette’s yellow gloss,
moves her leg higher. Guitar music playing,
she moves into Megan’s lap.
Her buttocks sway, massaging the crotch
beneath Megan’s skirt, back and forth.
She talks about Todd’s family,
their money. She takes Megan’s hand,
puts one finger in her mouth
and looks in Megan’s eyes. Her ass
in the burgundy dress massages,
rubs lustily Megan’s lap.
About Peter Mladinic:
Peter Mladinic’s most recent book of poems, Voices from the Past, is available from Better Than Starbucks Publications. An animal rights advocate, he lives in Hobbs, New Mexico, United States.