Converse

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They sit in their
Cafe booth, the young
Couple converse obverse
As two conversations are going
On simultaneously of which each
Is aware only of their own which
Intrigues me since they are so
Happy each giving key words
The other misses but happy
To hear their own version
Blissfully unaware each
Will eventually actually
Hear what the other
Is saying but then
Will be too much
In love to care
As long as no
One tries to
Change
Them
Or to tell
Them what
They decided
At the age of four
Was the way things
Have to be done
In order for the
Universe to
Make any
Sense
After
Which
They will
Knock together
Some compromise
Neither likes but is best
For the sake of the kids
If there are any kids
Other than those
Two conversing
Happily about
Their own
View.
It
Was
So much
Easier before
We had so many
Optional decisions
Kind of like appliances
That had only an on and
Off switch without so
Many settings to
Fiddle with way
Back before
Electricity
When
The
Question
Was always
Was the game
Worth the candle?
And, we keep
Playing.

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