Not him; he’s fat.<\/p>\n
And he puffs at the tiniest move.<\/p>\n
He buys shirts for a body not his; I see he’s in Alexander McQueen.<\/p>\n
So last year.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Not him; he’s trashed.<\/p>\n
And his eyes are the blackest of black.<\/p>\n
His thin body curves to the bar, trying to assume an air of cool normality.<\/p>\n
So achieving the opposite.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Not him; he’s loud.<\/p>\n
And his muscles have muscles have muscles.<\/p>\n
His body is too big for his head; he spends his tedious life at a tedious gym.<\/p>\n
So what.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Not him; he’s short.<\/p>\n
And he walks in the angriest way.<\/p>\n
He goes to one girl, then another, then another: a spread better, I see.<\/p>\n
So predictable.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Not me; I’m too good.<\/p>\n
And I sit with ostensible cool,<\/p>\n
With a glass in my hand and eyes scanning the dance floor.<\/p>\n
I’m fishing.<\/p>\n
No, not you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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