Dumb proposal by Samuel Singh

Dumb proposal

2 AM

Man buys woman drink.
Glasses clink in recognition
gratitude
willful seduction
steering   towards sexual misconduct
then this staring starts
2 sips
return to table.
as if he needed another
sights now locked on the target
tapping his foot
no words
no expression
unlit cigarette dangling from his lips
He whispers to her,

“We should leave.”