Article: Not What We Thought

Not What We Thought

You were delighted with me.

I felt the same.

I tried to let you do the calling,

so it would be all your doing.



I was required to pass tests.

At first I did well.

In the glow of your admiration,

I was all sweetness.



But later, in your general dissatisfaction,

you became displeased with me.

I was too dumb yet too ambitious,

definitely, not enough anything.



How I tried to be your chemistry girl,

or at the very least,

lady enough to grace your arm,

trustworthy, not perceived as dangerous.



Instead, I became the friend that you wouldn't let go of,

though the marriage carrot was ever dangled.

So glad I could be your surrogate wife for aw...
 

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