she asked end of a class
being open to discussion
on any subject being taught
I gave a sure
well I feel
you are an angry young man
inside I groan oh here we go
these dark projections history of men
she feels slighted by placed upon me
& how? I asked gentle as I could
how did you form that opinion?
well you deliver ideas with such force
I hear the undertone
the chip on your shoulder the issues you have
ok I try again
do you understand transference?
she pooh-poohs all of that
so I say tell you what
stick with the course & we’ll talk again
end of the year how’s about that?
but no today is a telling me what’s what day
I try we’ll be covering projections
how we see people is not always who they are
let’s talk again then I’ve got another class to see
& as I walk away I feel her eyes on my back
I knew nothing I could say might shift her stuck feelings
but hey we have to try anyway & now she feels good
this fierce feeling entitled pink princess
has made the angry young man run away