foxtrot

i am vacuuming to prepare for a date, in case she wants to come back here, but i am thinking of  a girl 3,000 miles away who i will see in NY this week. and i push the vacuum forward against the nap, it makes lawnmower lines and i think of the plans she and i have to see each other in Charleston. i will stay with her for as long as she tolerates me. and i pull the vacuum back to me and dip it a little, step back in what i imagine a foxtrot step is but i don’t really know what a foxtrot is and anyway it doesn’t matter. i’m grinning, taking great strides as i pull the vacuum and push it, preparing for a date in case she wants to come back here.