her new soul mate

I think I found my soul mate
again,
betty tells
me over cocktails
and calamari
at the local pub.
oh, do tell, I say to her,
dipping
a fried rubbery fish like
gasket
into a bowl of hot
sauce.
no kids, no ex wives.
he has a trust fund,
and lives on a boat.
wow.
terrific, I tell her
licking the tips
of my fingers
then guzzling my drink.
what else?
well. he's a little bit
older than me.
by how much.
thirty years.
and.
and what?
and he has a serious heart
condition.
he could go at any
time.
show me the ring, I say
to her looking across
the table.
it's a diamond the size
of a small
ice cube. I blink my eyes,
shaking my head.
wowza.
we have a winner. I say,
then we clink glasses.