Unrequited Love

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m in the Park with my friend Jack, who’s harboring a broken heart, I thought he’d be over by now, but alas, he still carries a torch, for Lisette.

She’s a beauty all right, a real head turner without a care in the world who left Jack, flat, for an Englishman, without as much as a wave, never mind a Dear Jack letter.

I try telling him, he can’t take it personally since she’s French, spoiled, and used to getting her own way, pointing out she’s not all that interesting anyway, after getting passed her one-ply packaging…all smoke and mirrors, I tell him.

 “Jack,” I say, “you’re handsome and smart, well mannered not to mention fit and funny. She’s just a twit, who gets her hair done a lot.”

He’s looking at me with his big brown eyes. “What did you say? But she’s such a pretty twit?”

Men, they love the chase, don’t they.

Last I saw Lisette, she was in her Burberry raincoat about to cross Fifth with Edwardo, who she walks in the Park with most days.

You can’t miss her, with her jet black curls held back with Chanel clips. Yes, she’s high-end, whose nails painted ruby red, glisten in the sunlight.

I see what Jack finds so alluring but know, he just needs to meet someone new.

Hey, here comes Mindy, with those long legs, who looks just like a Ziegfeld Girl.

Jack, the gentleman he is, stands up, and well, the rest and best, is yet to come.

Oh yeah, did I mention Jack’s a German Shepherd, Mindy a Greyhound and that bitch, I mean Lisette, a French Poodle? 

Sorry.  🙂

About Susannah Bianchi

I'm just a girl who likes to write slightly on slant. I've had a career in fashion, dabbled in film and to be honest, I don't like talking about myself. Now my posts are another matter so I will let them speak for themselves. My eBooks, A New York Diary, Model Behavior: Friends For Life and Notes From A Working Cat can be found on Amazon.com. Thanks.
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47 Responses to Unrequited Love

  1. skinnyuz2b says:
    October 20, 2020 at 6:10 am

    You had me going, Susannah! Much easier for our animal friends to find new loves, especially canines who just need to pass the sniff test, ha ha!

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  2. Anne Mehrling says:
    October 20, 2020 at 7:11 am

    A Grayhound! Surely she is more interesting than that French painted lady! Please keep us posted on the romance. What a fun post!!

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  3. aFrankAngle says:
    October 20, 2020 at 9:17 am

    You had me going, too. Well played. 😉

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  4. choosingmyperspective says:
    October 20, 2020 at 10:19 am

    I knew instantly. My Shepherd was named Joy. Had her for 18 years, unusual for a purebred her size (110 pounds). My broken heart lasted…well, for EVER. sigh…

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  5. Kate Howell says:
    October 20, 2020 at 10:35 am

    Very clever, well done 👍

    ~Hal Rubenstein from my iPhone

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  6. Dale says:
    October 20, 2020 at 10:41 am

    I knew from the get that you were talking the four-legged kind. I love these!

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  7. John W. Howell says:
    October 20, 2020 at 2:25 pm

    Excellent, Susannah. I like that you can provide counsel to the broken hearted. The number of legs doesn’t matter. 😁

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  8. Sorryless says:
    October 20, 2020 at 6:41 pm

    I once made the acquaintance of a Lisette (or it might’ve been spelled with a z) on St Patrick’s Night. She was Irish, via Bayamon.

    Jack is a sweet fella with a good heart. He seems like the settling down sort.

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  9. David Stewart says:
    October 21, 2020 at 10:06 pm

    You got me, Susannah. You drew me right in, so I had to mentally recalibrate with the last sentence there. Loved it. Poor Jack, although I’m sure there are plenty of fish in the sea, or dogs in the park, as it were.

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