I do it if you do it
︎︎︎ Joe Nasta
︎ Dec 3, 2024
Enjoy the escape.
Sit alone on a white sheet
copying him
out of the corner of your eye.
He’s watching you, too:
when you shrug, he shrugs.
Raise each other’s
eyebrows, winking.
You were destined
to meet and be silly
together. It’s a bro thing
or are you flirting?
Put your phone down.
He doesn’t want to meet your friends.
He’s still learning how you move your body.
Sit alone on a white sheet
copying him
out of the corner of your eye.
He’s watching you, too:
when you shrug, he shrugs.
Raise each other’s
eyebrows, winking.
You were destined
to meet and be silly
together. It’s a bro thing
or are you flirting?
Put your phone down.
He doesn’t want to meet your friends.
He’s still learning how you move your body.
Joe Nasta is vibing in Seattle. His debut book of short stories Halve It is forthcoming from Blue Forge Press. He is an Associate Editor at Hobart.
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