the unregistered nurse

it was our first date,

i met her on

last chance dot com.

a dating site for seniors who

are still

able to walk around.

we met her

on the boulevard,

at the Sunset Grille

for happy

hour,

half price on calamari

and 

pina coladas. 

unlimited pink shrimp

from the gulf of America.

i was in-between jobs,

in-between

wives,

houses,

dogs, knee deep in student loans

from the night

school i was attending, trying

to get a certificate

in auto-mechanics,

but i had my best shirt on.

she was an unregistered

nurse

from Omaha.

somehow the conversation

turned

towards getting

a colonoscopy

at a certain age and flu shots.

she asked me if i had mine

yet.

i told her no.

she said, do you want one?

i have syringes

in my purse,

the extra boost kind,

it covers pneumonia too.

so we went into a stall

in the bathroom

and she gave

me a flu shot on the side of

my bum.

next week i'm going to her house

for raviolis

and x-rays.