I’m not engaged

I’m not

still single.

For two days Facebook made me

look engaged,

but I’m not

still single.

It was a game

when I hit a button

and it would tell me

how my 2023 would end

ENGAGED in bold letters

it read

and that’s all my friends saw.

I’m not engaged

I’m not

still single.

The piles of hearts comments

and Congratulations wishes poured in.

I’m not engaged

I’m not

still single.

At first I assumed

it was my poetry Haiku award,

I was being congratulated for.

Then I saw it

the picture with the oversized ring

and it looked like my hand.

I’m not engaged

I’m not

still single.

Then there was my profile picture

from a Meet and Greet with Jason Cerbone

aka Jackie Aprile Jr on The Sopranos.

We looked like a couple happy with our smiles

except he’s married and has a daughter.

I’m not engaged

I’m not

still single

like a newspaper headline

or billboard announcement.

I have the best Facebook friends

for thinking I’m a good enough catch

for Jason Cerbone.

I’m not engaged

I’m not

still single.