Couples sit on benches amongst the trees and waterfalls.
He, oblivious to anything but her.
She looking distracted and bored.
Cafes serve coffee and coke
Families relax and drink in the shade
Lovers ignore them
Young women sit perched on the edges of the bench,
legs crossed,
spiked heels dangling.
Young men sit with arms encircling the waist of the young women.
He nuzzles her neck,
Whispers in her ear.
Her expression says “how long must I endure”?
Perhaps she wants to hang with her girlfriends
or go shopping.
He curries her favor
Looking amorous,
Constantly kissing her cheek or neck
It seems a game,
cat and mouse
Played out by both parties,
The sad part: she seems removed, distant.
He resembles a child,
Angling for mom’s attention
This is not an unknown feeling to me.
This parent child relationship.
It feels cloying
Entrapping
Making me want to scream.
No way out.
The womens faces reflect this old feeling.
They want to be themselves.
Free
