I the undersigned.

I, the undersigned, upon running into you at a bookstore

will proceed to bore you with the details of my daily life

to which you are required to listen by the terms of this

rather poetic contract.

Then you, the undersigned, will proceed to regale me with

the details for your latest adventure in some exotic location

which I am required to imagine and envy because of my

inability to take such a trip.

At the conclusion of this transaction, we will depart each

other's company and proceed with our own rituals

carrying a little bit of the other with us.