She said
Well, it’s like this:
I met somebody that I liked
And he and I were dating, and
And I think it’s going fineWhen, all at once, he changes.
He starts making these demands
On how I’m supposed to act and dress.
Like, giving me commandsSo I tell him to hit the bricks.
And I had to ask myself
What it is about me, that
These things happen?
I said I didn’t think that it was her…
She said then
Look, I don’t know much about you.
I do not know what you are all about, or
If you’ll end up like so many others.
But I am afraid. So I’ll put it out there:
I like you. And I want to date you
But only if
You will be good to me.
So I sat there
A few silent seconds
And said
I don’t know that much about you either.
But I can tell you two things:
One – I want to learn more about you
Because I like what I know so far.
Two – It’s all I can do to control my own life.
I don’t do the whole
“Controlling others”
Thing
She smiled and said
So where do we go from here?
Aaah! What sweet possibility to open the day’s door for the just-awakened!