The Skit Poem by Francis Poole

The lounge of a hotel lobby.
Several chairs around a table.
Two men sit down
noticing each other but
making effort not to let
the other see him look.
On the table there is a newspaper.
Both men reach for it
at the same time then
both retreat giving a
'You may have it' look
then both lunge for it
grabbing the paper
pulling it apart.
Both men sit back and read
their part.
A girl walks in and
sits down next to them.
Both men offer her
their part of the paper
which she accepts
then gets up and leaves.