By Richard Wallace
I didn’t ask to come here.
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Twenty minutes of lust
is hardly family planning.
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I didn’t mean to interrupt you,
I didn’t know.
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I’m sorry that
the rigors of your life
were not within my comprehension.
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As I grew to know you
I became more and more confused.
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In my naive adolescence
I was no match
for your schizophrenic approach
to problem solving.
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The options that you presented to me
could never mesh
with my choices in life;
never.
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Your ego-driven expectations
defied logic.
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I didn’t come into this world
with a guarantee
that you would be pleased with me.
I didn’t come with a promise
not to disappoint.
