Is that a boy or a girl
she’s flirting across
the table with, sharing
a plate and pix on a phone?
Why do I care? He has
long hair but seems slight
from behind. She clearly
cares for him without
caring if he’s a man.
Maybe he’s not. At this
angle I can’t see if there
is more hair on his face
than a woman would
allow herself. When they
leave, they share the bill.
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Souvenir from a long weekend in Berlin in 2014. A trifle, perhaps, but one I’m fond of, because it came so easily.