A Most Imprudent Lad

He was young,
Fresh out of college,
Single, and bound to
Stay that way for a while.
It didn't seem to matter to him
That the group of us
Were co-workers meeting
In a public restaurant,
Or that half of those present
Were women.
Sex was on his mind
And the only topic
He he apparently deemed
Worthy of conversation.
Once he got started,
Whatever restraint
He might normally have had
Quickly vanished
As he boasted of
His sexual exploits
And pontificated
His thoughts on the subject.
He told us where,
In his opinion,
The most beautiful
And promiscuous women
Could be found.
He mixed this
With reference to
A survey he had conducted
Of the local strip clubs
And massage parlors.
I have met plenty of guys before
Who had similar one-tract minds,
Especially when a bit lubricated,
But this guy was sober.
He obviously had no respect
For any of the females present,
Or perhaps he was
Trying to taunt them.
He topped all that off
With the comment that he was
Going to Palm Springs
For a weekend
With his girl friend,
And we all wondered
What kind of girl
Could put up with
A guy like him.
He somehow managed
To fulfill every
Negative stereotype
Of how guys think
That a woman,
Frustrated with
Male-female relationships
Might entertain
During the course of that meal.