an old girlfriend says,
bumping into her at the pumpkin
patch
near the gas station.
you look marvelous.
a little i tell her,
shyly.
i've been working out.
plus i went through an
emotional
breakup.
you too? she says.
in my book it's the best
way to drop
pounds.
sometimes i start a relationship
just to break it off
with someone.
i make myself feel so bad,
that i don't eat.
i think i lost fifteen pounds
when we broke up,
i tell her, you?
i lost nearly eleven.
great.
high five, she says, putting
her hand up in the crisp
fall air.
i slap it and move on,
looking for the perfect
pumpkin.
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