First Skate

Grant Hope #99

First dates
a bit of trepiditious hope
a little bit of nervousness made me make up a word that makes sense
I think its dope

Waiting at the roller rink
in some retro riding gear
ain’t this a sparkling scene
She’s glitter and stars
right down to tapping her foot with the mellow bars

She’s just got a content smile
the ambience of neon diagrammed venn
she’s got me using words in opposite order
I guess its okay to feel this way now and then

Putting on my renter skates
I pump my fists with a “ready steady go”
roll on up and introduce myself…
“So…”
“Wanna dance?” she says
reading who I am
she teaches me the ropes while talking
holding my hand

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