Nearly sixty she is,
but still beautiful and ambitious,
newly been promoted to private secretary
at the finance director’s office.

Invited her for lunch,
we went to a place
where she didn’t risk meeting colleagues
after all she had her position to think of.

The lunch was, for her, a success,
she spoke endlessly about herself,
her work and plans for the future
of which I was no longer a part.

I listened, as usual,
nodding my head, from time to time,
while dreamily thinking how nice it would be
to have her back in my bed again.

Escorted her
a part of the way to her office,
we kissed briefly
and I watched her disappear out of my life,
still beautiful and ambitious.