chilly night
looking up at the moon,
waiting for her ride
He: Pulls up in the car and opens her door.
She: Steps in, smiles, leans in for a kiss, “Hi, honey!”
He: “Did you have garlic for dinner?”
She: . . .Smiling, “The moon looks full.”
We went to the movies to see the Japanese film, Rental Family, an engaging story about an American actor who is hired to portray different roles—family member, friend, partner—in touching situations with people he doesn’t know. Apparently, this is a real business in Japan today that serves the purpose of providing platonic companionship for social events or business situations, for loneliness or for the social etiquette of “saving face.”
