“Don't run
away.
I’m not
running away. I’m already gone.”
While passing
some time with a couple of friends, recently, that old chestnut, re the role of
men and women in modern society and relationships, popped up. The general
consensus was, neither sexes still understand each other and what we want seems
all a bit muddled.
I’m a wee bit
of a commitment-phobe. Well, I spend far too much time thinking about the
possible scenarios that may happen during the initial stages of a relationship. Like all the work that may be involved and thus, missing the point of the true value of sticking with something/ someone.
While my love
stands before me, looking slightly perplexed, I sense a question coming into
his head. As I run for the door, believing his best intentions are chasing me
down, he calls after, “I was only asking about the soccer scores!”. I’ve made
my bed, slept in it, leapt out early morning to escape the possibility of “happy ever after”. It's all pointless. It's like beginning a race and half-way through, running back to the start line.
My perfect
mate may well be the archetypal cave man. He has no time to sit around allowing
me time to think, “is this right?”. Instead of waiting for me to come
back to earth, he gives one sharp tap over the head with his club and proceeds
to drag his new love away to his cave. Sometime later, I wake up. My eyes
adjust to the semi darkness, shoulders drop, I sigh heavily. I start to think.
How the hell I am going to improve this place?
A little
something for the procrastinator in you….
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