These things
I attended a gala and
refused to speak to
anyone. Except to
gesture to my outfit:
“I’m going for gala.”
I can’t stop thinking about
the Great Smalltalk Failure of
2014: “This thing you did
reminded me of this
other thing
I did not
care for, but this
thing you did
was wonderful.”
A wedding is coming
up, and it’s mine, and
people will say things to me,
and I will have nothing to
say back, except to
gesture: “I’m going for
bride.” They will
be enchanted, and
enthralled, and
reply: “This thing you
did was wonderful,” and,
“How blessed we are
it did not rain.”
