to peruse
the online dating profiles
i often wondered
why so many women were holding
up fish
in their photos.
standing on a boat, or on a river
bank with a small
floppy fish at the end of the line.
or why did they have
small children on their lap,
sometimes babies
gooey and crossed eyed,
right out of the oven.
occasionally they'd have
a face scratched out of their
pictures, perhaps an
ex husband, or boyfriend, or
someone they must hate now
blotted in ink.
some women were in bikinis,
while others were in their
wedding dress, or
were pregnant.
old photos i guess.
motorcycles were big too.
or zip lining in costa rica,
on a cruise,
or climbing a mountain.
they were often playing tennis
or golf.
reading books i never heard of.
doctors and lawyers.
women working the night shift
at i hop.
everyone of them seemed
to be doing a lot more with
their lives then i ever had the
time to do.
they were in europe and japan.
there they are on the great
wall of china.
standing next to the Eiffel tower.
jumping out of planes, or
singing with a band on stage.
i on the other hand had a picture
of my empty refrigerator.
which people actually laughed at
and liked,
the quirky, edgy girls
seemed to approve.
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