when i tried

She was beautiful
in that dark
haired eyed
soulful
beautiful way.
but
she wasn’t beautiful enough
to drag me
away
from whatever it was
caught my eye.
she was clever
bright
in all the right
places
though
she wouldn’t blow me in the movies.
She could cook
even if some
of her offerings
were burnt
tasted strange
kind of like her in the night
when I tried…