Stanzas: Monthly Chapbooks September 2015 (Internet) | Page 25

The Right Swipe
Sean Bent
It began with a swipe of fingers, we matched on a dating app,
Tinder, and I didn’t want anything bigger than a pleasant chat,
Sure, if there was that chemistry, then maybe a kiss or a dance,
Or just a good night’s ‘I might see you again some time over pints.’
Casual, anything else was like to lead to casualties.
Like the over thinker grasping on pictures from a profile’s gallery,
Fitting preferred stories in the dark between the flashes,
Or the visionary romantic with a fantasy, turned fanatic,
Ready to cast chat ques or cute selfie eyes
Into a character’s role to unfold in vicarious story.  
No, I had been down those holes; no more!
Though… trying and replying resulted in sweet moments,
Lessons on life and the need to love one’s self.
Srsly tho, after this date I’m done, or taking a break,
To find a way to throw away imaginative fixation.
Okay—several weeks later I got bored and went back on.

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