having a bad run of days
the job the money the weather
I needed
some me time
& she of course
said I took too much
of that anyway
she wanted to go dancing
meet with friends
do the things friends do
& I knew full well
if I dragged this dark heart
out into the night the light
we would not
be having a good time
& she knew that too
I did not want to fight
knowing if words broke out
things would get said
go way too far
we’d get to second guessing
if we were right for each other
& who needs reality
in a fairy tale romance
anyway?