while swimming at the pond all day
the three other men left
for a drink at a nearby bar
I would have said “no thank you”
but I still would’ve liked
to have been asked
Sadly Waiting for Recess
A Place for Poetry (and November Noveling)
while swimming at the pond all day
the three other men left
for a drink at a nearby bar
I would have said “no thank you”
but I still would’ve liked
to have been asked
Sadly Waiting for Recess 
no kidding!
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Joss, I kid you not. A lot of my small stones are ending up about human nature.
Richard
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Too right. It’s nice to be asked.
Made me smile 🙂
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Tilly, thanks. I love that phrase – too right.
Richard
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Yes, it would’ve been nice to have been asked~!
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Daydreamertoo, thanks. Yes, it is nice to be asked, even if you have no intention of saying yes.
Richard
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Damn that sneaky feeling of exclusion. It really was their loss, however.
Elizabeth
http://1sojournal.wordpress.com/
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Elizabeth, thanks. You got it. Exclusion. I hate being excluded.
Richard
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Yes, even if you don’t care to, it’s always nice to be asked, to be acknowledged. Familiar with this. 🙂
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Ravenblack, thank you. You got it, to be acknowledged. That is important.
Richard
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