A DODGY CONNECTION
Kind, tall, funny.
Intelligent, romantic, caring...
She scanned the photos.
The faces lined up like puppies looking for a home.
What was she looking for anyway?
One to jump off the screen,
one to outshine all the rest.
To dazzle her, carry her off,
sweep her clean with desire,
breathlessly clicking “send flirt”, "send flirt".
She read some profiles,
tried to get beneath.
Past the feeling that they looked like tv characters
connect to something real
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