The Couple

The homeless man rummages through a bin,
Looks up, and walks away as the light turns green
The couple watch him from the car window
on their way to purchase a new lounge suite.

Later, while the couple are talking over lunch,
there is a

Pause

A man with a gold watch
at a nearby table is blowing smoke rings
The couple finish eating

It was a lovely day we spent together, wasnt it?

Yes. Yes it was.

In his therapists office, later that week
The man explores his feelings of jealousy
and being excluded as a child