Foundation, eyes, cheeks, lips
The mirror says yes, I wonder what anyone thinks
Light, colour, camera, cheese!
“Space and time, please store this version of me.”
Filter, crop, caption, post
Just tap twice to keep my black mirror lit
Leer, like, screenshot, DM…
Unlock, swipe, tap, read
“#&!@ She is hot! Now that’s a body I’d like to meet”
Account, followers, posts, message
“The name’s blah but you can call me blah”
Type, backspace, ask, emoji
“Yeah, you’re pretty…yourself too, what’s your story?”
Glance, chuckle, think, chat…
Meet, greet, joke, sweet…
“He’s actually a lot cuter in person”
Order, eat, spill, blush
“Oh my…! I hope she didn’t notice that”
Clean, sip, sigh, burp
“Excuse me! I need to use the restroom”
Nod, gaze, fantasize, smirk.
Walk, talk, laugh, hug
“He’s actually kinda decent, maybe I should make a move”
Door, couch, snacks, DSTV
“It’s not Netflix but we can still act like we’re here for TV.”
Stares, lingers, giggles, kiss
“Oh, what the heck? We’ve already come this far”
Unzips, unhooks, unbuttons…undo?
TO BE CONTINUED? MAYBE
“What’s the rush on commitment?”
So we’re not dating? was originally published in Sole Seasonings on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.