The Familiar Girl by Vert
Diego Moriarty crossed the eucalyptus lawn
& he walked into the party of some Duke he'd met that
morning
Over breakfast in a self-serve where he'd spend the
usual day
Making power laws out of bell curves in the usual way
The air was thick w/ laughter just one long vermillion
whirl
& he found himself gazing at the familiar girl
She said "We know each other don't we?", he said "I was
thinking that"
& they started seeking links just like the market seeks
the crash
"So do you know the Duke?" - "What Duke?" - "Me
neither. Where you from?"
Somewhere unpronounceable where Diego's never gone
They compared lives & pasts & lovers, but they'd never
known each other
The conversation faded & they parted garbed in
awkwardness
Diego left the party feeling empty sad & nauseous
He never even asked her her name
Diego never asked her her name
2 years pass, Shibuya: "Oh hi, where do I know you
from?
Wait, you're the guy I don't know", all enthusiasm gone
He said "It's kind of like a thriller that you saw &
then forgot
Where you can't say who's the killer but you still know
half the plot"
"No it's more like a car crash, broken glass but no
harm done
The policeman waves you past, 'Nothing to see here,
move along'"
The next time's new year's eve, '99 - milliminal
The airport in Sofia, by the luggage carousel
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