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The First and Last Date
 
The new age man
Leans at me
Over the too small table
Dark liquid eyes
Dripping unspent emotion
Unrequited passion
Thank God
I am on my pedestal
Clearly marked
Untouchable
And immune
To sticky fingers
With dirty nails.

Elaine Speakman



If you have any comments on this poem, Elaine Speakman would be pleased to hear from you.

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