Before the Contract

Written by

These men

Sorry! 

Let me rephrase
I don’t mean to generalize 

Most of the men 
I’ve known
Have shown
Patterns unfit
For my kind of
Relationship

For example

The one who 
Could only talk
When he was out 
Running an errand or
Walking the dog

Or the ones who
Left me unread 
For days
Contacted me again
And expected nothing
To change

Or the ones who
Say they have
No issues with
Telling me
What's on their minds
But it only happens
When they're angry
If I try
To talk to them
Calmly
About something 
That bothers me
Every single one
Loses their tongue

Having only so much energy
I refuse to give you anything
You're not giving to me

No 

60/40
80/20
70/30
100/0

No

The irrelationship zone
I prefer to be alone

So…  learning from history
Unfortunately

Sorry! 

Let me rephrase
Fortunately
In learning from history

I am approaching potentials
Like business transactions
I'll divest from deficits
And keep asking
(reassessing internally)

What's really 
In this
For me