my oh yeah guy

while squinting
at her watch,
looking for an early exit,
she sips her tumbler
of rum and coke, and says,
I'm looking for
my oh yeah guy.
which means
soul mate, cell mate,
the one and only love
of my life that adores
me, and will never
leave me for the rest
of my years. it's
the same sad dream
women have from the first
time they've seen
snow white as a little
girl.
men shrug at such talk
and shake their heads.
relax, they say.
enjoy the moment,
the night. have another
drink. at this age
honey prince charming
ain't riding in on
a white horse, and
if he is, he's strapped
to that horse so he
doesn't fall off.