Short Sociability Poems

He asked for directions
It was a train ride and a walk that mirrored mine
We were apart on the train
My minimal sociability
We met in the roar of passengers
A second offer of navigational help was given
We strolled with small introductions and talked
The ticket office prompted our fission
A Mediterranean farewell...

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I see them most days now in the street,
Neanderthal look-a-likes,
Who only grunt when I give them a hearty good day,
Bent double over their phone,
Gripping it like a prize bone
Bearing a sharp resemblance to prehistoric man, 
Who could not yet stand upright,
Showing no signs of sociability or co-operation,
Traits that sowed the seeds of doom,
For that branch of Man-kinds family Tree....

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Wearing masks in check-out today
  Computer glitch meant delay
Thought I'd strike up a conversation
  Chase the boredom away

My first target looked at me strange
  OK, his right, didn't think much of it
'Til the second fellow eyed me the same
  Hmm, I thought. Gotta rise above it

The third fellow visibly shrank back
  I felt that sociability was under attack
Don't think I'll frequent that store again
  I'll take off my mask and make me a friend...

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Midst his playfulness,
I could find gracefulness;
Midst pugnacity,
Great amicability;
Bravery wrapped in fear,
Foolishness enveloped cheer;
He chased rats and cats,
And humans he thought burglars;
His irritability outwitted sociability,
Aggressiveness withstood passivity;
Seeming treachery,
Couldn’t hide his loyalty;
It’s hence when he died for me,
To protect me from an accident to be;
Words like defender or Savior,
I found, could never define his behavior...


11 January 2022...

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