First Date

[Wjames]

Edit 1:

I squeezed conversation out
like near empty toothpaste;
coarse, uneven, and not enough.

Her steak was bleeding raw,
and I felt I was the cow
as she made the first cut.


Original:

I squeezed conversation out
like empty toothpaste;
agonizing over every silence.

Her smile seemed as forced as my words,
and I couldn't make myself look her in the eyes.

The steak was bleeding raw,
and I felt I was the cow
as she made the first cut.