I guess
It would be
Better
For me
If there were
No record
In my memory
Of ever
Loving you
Dating
Monday, November 3, 2008
1792. Better Never Felt
Maybe it would
Have been better
Had I never
Met you
You're still
In my thoughts
And my sense
Of longing
To be yours
Never ends
Dating
Have been better
Had I never
Met you
You're still
In my thoughts
And my sense
Of longing
To be yours
Never ends
Dating
Sunday, November 2, 2008
1788. Worst Date Ever
First, he was 30 minutes late.
Then, when he learned
I'm mostly vegetarian,
He proceeded to tell me
A story about his friends,
Who kill animals
For entertainment.
Upon hearing I'm a poet,
He laughed,
Making numerous
Inappropriate assumptions
About what he supposed
Were the hidden meanings
Behind my poetry.
After our lunch,
He looked and waited
To see if I'd reach
And offer to split the bill.
Offering me a ride
On his motorcycle,
He chided that I'd
Never be successful
In business
Until I learned to take
More risks.
This was after I told him
I'm a dancer and prefer
Safer modes
Of transportation.
He said he has a PhD
In psychology
But never wanted to practice
As a psychologist.
Maybe he needs more schooling
In how to be a decent, thinking
Human being.
Dating
Then, when he learned
I'm mostly vegetarian,
He proceeded to tell me
A story about his friends,
Who kill animals
For entertainment.
Upon hearing I'm a poet,
He laughed,
Making numerous
Inappropriate assumptions
About what he supposed
Were the hidden meanings
Behind my poetry.
After our lunch,
He looked and waited
To see if I'd reach
And offer to split the bill.
Offering me a ride
On his motorcycle,
He chided that I'd
Never be successful
In business
Until I learned to take
More risks.
This was after I told him
I'm a dancer and prefer
Safer modes
Of transportation.
He said he has a PhD
In psychology
But never wanted to practice
As a psychologist.
Maybe he needs more schooling
In how to be a decent, thinking
Human being.
Dating
1789. Another Worst First Date
He took me
To a restaurant
And proceeded
With a 90 minute
One-way interview:
Tell me how you
Moved from one
Field of study
To another
And then every job
You've held
Starting from age 12
To the present.
I kept trying in vain
To turn the tables
And create
A more two-way
Conversation.
At the end
He told me
His pre-rehearsed
15 minute
Personal pitch
Of how he came to be
So successfully
Where he is today.
A meat and potatos guy
He winced a little
As I happily devoured
All my vegetables.
By my doorway
As he kissed me goodnight
And I didn't invite
Him to come inside,
He looked a mix between
Confused and disappointed.
Had I mastered my wits
And been fully aware
Of my choices
I would have left
In the middle
Of the interview,
...er, dinner.
Dating
To a restaurant
And proceeded
With a 90 minute
One-way interview:
Tell me how you
Moved from one
Field of study
To another
And then every job
You've held
Starting from age 12
To the present.
I kept trying in vain
To turn the tables
And create
A more two-way
Conversation.
At the end
He told me
His pre-rehearsed
15 minute
Personal pitch
Of how he came to be
So successfully
Where he is today.
A meat and potatos guy
He winced a little
As I happily devoured
All my vegetables.
By my doorway
As he kissed me goodnight
And I didn't invite
Him to come inside,
He looked a mix between
Confused and disappointed.
Had I mastered my wits
And been fully aware
Of my choices
I would have left
In the middle
Of the interview,
...er, dinner.
Dating
1790. His Audition
He offered to come
See me dance
And then in fact
Spent the entire class
Watching another,
A busty-er woman,
Meanwhile, I thought
.... NEXT!!!
Dating
See me dance
And then in fact
Spent the entire class
Watching another,
A busty-er woman,
Meanwhile, I thought
.... NEXT!!!
Dating
1784. Daylight Savings
Daylight savings
Often leaves me
Craving
Extra sleep
But this time
I arrived
An hour early
That's quite
Unusual
For me
Life in San Francisco
Often leaves me
Craving
Extra sleep
But this time
I arrived
An hour early
That's quite
Unusual
For me
Life in San Francisco
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