Water-man on the hunt

After taking almost a year to respond to my email
there's this sense of urgency in your tone
I'm like who is this now?
You calm down a bit and say "Roy"
Roy who? I don't remember you from Adam
"It's Roy girl, stop playing!"
Now I'm staring at the phone
Not playing but I will hang up
"It's Roy from Verdugo Hills...the hiking trail...
You and your cousin were lost
I gave you directions, my card for Alkaline Water
and a coupon for a free massage"
Wait a minute...
"You remember me?"  "We had a chemistry
but I thought your cousin was your man..."
Uh yea, yea I think I remember you
How can I help you?
"You so formal girl, I just read your email
I would've been called you if I knew ole boy was a cousin"
Oh ok, what exactly did I write in that email?
"Told me the mountains were conspiring to bring us face to face"
that's from a poem I wrote in 1989
I'm sure I was just sharing my work
sorry if I mis-led you into thinking something...
"But you said your cousin wanted info. on the water"
Ok yea...I'm sorry, I'm not really following you
"Nawww you know what's up
that was a way of telling me he wasn't your man"
What? Um look Roy, I gotta go
"Go where!?"  "Oh I see what's happening
you trying to blow me off, like I'm not worthy of you
or something, well I'll have you know I already got somebody
and she fine too, I was just gone give you a chance girl
but I see how you are, alright that's alright"
"Y'all still want to purchase the water?"
"I got a 2 for 1 promo going on"
No thank you Roy
"You so formal girl...but your loss baby, bye!"
He hung up on me? Again I stare at the phone
Did that just happen?

by Shonnese C.L. Coleman