This is gonna hurt
I saw the couple
all dressed to the nines.
Coy eye contact,
brush of a fingertip
Glance over the brim
of a glass of wine.
The wind moves her hair.
He reaches in his pocket
He moves the bread plate close
She looks out the window
He has a small box
Her breathing stops
Her eyes meet his
Never left them
And he picked up the box
his knife drops.
She cries (just a little)
Not really surprised
Slides the ring
On her finger
While he spreads butter
Across a dinner roll.
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Great cinematic scene, very foreboding.
Scenes from an Italian restaurant. Right?