“do you want to hear a joke?”

“who doesn’t?”

she paused, lowered her chin

the tv visible for a second-

“viene el centro! buscando al delantero!”

clearing her throat,

“why couldn’t the defense see the futbol?”

the waiter swung around

clearing the wing remains from the table

“mm i do not know, why?”

the bar raised simultaneously,

“because the defense cleared it!”

she fell off her stool

and in her creasing eyes-

“Goooooooaall!!”