Playing the Game.

I saw her standing there
in the kitchen at the party
talking to people she didn't know
and laughing at things she'd never laugh at.
I was just trying to
fill my cup up with beer
at the keg next to the stove
and she was standing there drinking
her beer and playing hard to get.
I smiled slyly at her and
said "hello" and she did the
same thing back to me.
I liked her eyes and
I think she liked mine
but I walked away
because I'm hard to get
because I don't get myself
because I should have stayed
there in the kitchen with her to make
her laugh at things she should laugh at
and talk to someone she should know.