Identity Blunder

(circa 2014)

As I exited my car
at the store,
two ladies were waiting 
to enter their Jeep
I parked next to.

Hello ladies 
and have a 
great day!

One of the ladies
with a perturbed look
said, "I am not a lady,
I am a man!"

I LIED and said,
Pardon me,
the summer sun
was in my eyes. 
Havea great day!

How does one
recover when pulling
and identity faux pas
such as that?

It is a brave new
world for the
straight heterosexual 
learning about the 
transexual and 
transgender
identifying
world.