Love Poem: Blind Date
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Written by: Angela Douglas

Blind Date

George IV requested brandy 
the first time he beheld her
horrified at the sight of she 
who was to be his bride
Neither of them demanded a drink
so I couldn't be nearly as ugly 
as poor Caroline of Brunswick 
They wouldn’t have had time
to finish it anyway
both receiving word of a dire crisis 
they had to deal with right away 
so soon after their separate arrivals
on different days months apart
Deja vu
Apologizing profusely before 
striding out the door
never to be heard from more
Quite a coincidence, don’t you think?
It must be bad luck to agree
to go on a blind date with me