Dear future lover,<\/p>\n
I am something you may have met before
\nBut I am not certain<\/p>\n
I am a bag of anxiety and uncertainty
\nThey are specific and general
\nSometimes they can be soothed
\nSometimes they can’t
\nI need you to believe me
\nWhen I tell you what I need<\/p>\n
I have baggage
\nIt is clearly sorted and labeled
\nI can give you a guided tour
\nThere are some dusty hat boxes in the back
\nThat rarely need to be inventoried
\nThere are trunks near the front
\nBattered and often opened
\nThat should be reviewed first<\/p>\n
I have people in my life who are non-negotiable
\nI have my limits
\nI have my boundaries
\nI have them with you too
\nI expect you to have them too<\/p>\n
I do not respond well
\nTo passive aggressive bullshit
\nAsk me
\nTell me
\nCompromise with me
\nYou will find me infinitely more agreeable<\/p>\n
There are nights you won’t be able to touch me
\nThere nights I will rock your world
\nI expect the same will be true of you
\nPlease tell me
\nAnd let me tell you<\/p>\n
My brain is my very own enemy
\nAnd I live with it every day
\nIf you find me difficult
\nI find myself even worse<\/p>\n
I will give my opinion
\nI will argue my reasoning
\nAnd I will tell you what I think
\nI expect the same of you<\/p>\n
We won’t always agree
\nI don’t expect us to
\nRelationships are far more sticky and complex
\nAnd far more simple and easy
\nThan people seem to think<\/p>\n
But I love you<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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