First Date

You sit across

a stranger

and the same

chemicals that

poured into the brains

of cavemen

are now

firing off

every synapse

in your brain

like an arcade in

Japan

You’re double fisting

a cocktail

of adrenaline and norepinephrine

and suddenly

your coffee date

is a five foot four cobra

hissing your

horoscope compatibility

You want to listen

to her complain

about her job

and only hear the

howling of

jackals slap

the tiled walls

of your

favorite sushi

restaurant

You want to kiss

her lips but

you’re already

knee deep in

a reptile with venom

lethal

enough to melt

the silver in your

molars

We were better off as animals