Mischievous

I am in my
Early 70s on
An ocean liner
At sea walking past
A long line of ladies waiting
To use the restroom so I stop
To listen to a piano violin duet and
Begin to chat with the line of antsy
Ladies my age about music the
Voyage and why there are not
More ladies’ restrooms so I
Tell them the story about
The woman who hired
Me to lecture on the
Ships who told me
She was hiring
Me to give
Lectures
But that was
Not my real job.
When I asked her
What was my real
Job she replied that I
Had better be entertaining
Or she would fire me to
Which I told her and
The ladies in line
That being
Entertaining was
Pretty much like any
Dating arrangement I ever
Had which resulted in a
Wave of nervous
Laughter then
Then a few
Ladies
Left the line
Headed for some
Restroom elsewhere
And one lady who smiled
At me saying you have
A mischievous
Streak so I
Smiled
Back.