Wednesday, December 30, 2020

I Don't Think I Mind

 Spent my first night in the new apartment last night.
I don't think I mind going to bed alone.
I don't think I'll mind chewing food when I eat without pissing someone off.
I won't at all mind not having to "check in" periodically to anyone.
I won't miss the sound of kids screeching, or often asking for things they don't need
(Who "needs" a new skin for their avatar
Nearly every single day 
When the household is food insecure as it is).
I won't miss being accused of committing acts of infidelity while I'm at work.
I won't miss being accused of having "secret" conversations when I step out to smoke.
I won't miss buying things she definitely doesn't need with money we didn't really have.
I don't think I'll mind taking extra long showers without being questioned about my activities.
I won't miss being periodically ignored by a person who accuses me of being distant.
I won't miss saying I love you to someone who won't fully accept that love.
I won't miss being hounded to have sex only to be told all I think about is sex.
I definitely won't miss being told how little I do after sacrificing much of who I am to provide for her and her family.
There will be some things I miss.
Little, tender moments...
But life is full of those moments,
Given time...
There are plenty of fish in the sea,
And there will be more remora
To clean my teeth and scales...
The city is open wide...
And I will be open to discovering,
And enjoying, 
Its treasures...

No comments:

Post a Comment

Colosseum

There's a school of thought Concerning our ultimate end Positing that we don't experience our own death... That there are branching ...