I yearn for a life that living cannot bring,
\nquiet corridors with passages I can hide in,
\nescaping men that claw my pant legs begging for attention,
\ndemanding validation for their actions,
\na validation I would not give,<\/p>\n
“Do you have a boyfriend?”
\n“No”
\n“Do you want one?”
\n“No, I don’t,”
\n“Why not?”<\/p>\n
Pawing at me,
\npersistence isn’t sexy to me,
\nan invalidation of feelings I already verbalized,
\nleave me alone,
\nplease, <\/p>\n
“You’re in the friend zone”
\n“What’s the friend zone?”
\n“A place where she won’t sleep with you, only be your friend.”
\n“How do you get out of that?”
\n“Get her to sleep with you.” <\/p>\n
I sleep with you,
\nquiet, next to me you purr,
\nthat doesn’t last long,
\nyou want more,
\na relationship perhaps, <\/p>\n
“How’s the relationship life man?”
\n“It is going well”
\n“Yeah, lot’s of sex?”
\n“Of course, why else would I be with her this long?”
\n“Congratulations man.” <\/p>\n
Unheard degradation shared with your friends,
\ntravels through our networks, they reach my ear,
\nI feel a wince of regret,
\nsomehow I thought you were different,
\nI yearn for a life the living cannot bring. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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