They sit opposite each other,

at a corner table, in the coffee shop.

In silence,

the green monster

eyes up the competition -

make-up, hair, figure,

jewelry,

handbag,

shoes.

Her eyes move - almost

imperceptibly.

She gazes out

of the window,

conveys boredom.

When the pariah

leaves, momentarily,

for the ladies’ room,

the green monster

serves sugar in her coffee:

one spoon, heaped up.

And stirs.

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