You’d be right
He often needed two women.
Just one— how unfair to expect from her so much!
Intelligence before and after sex, a certain naughtiness during,
gifts of companionship and solitude.
But he liked the day-to-day of marriage and its important unimportances,
quiet moments made livable by the occasional promise of a fiesta.
And though he knew he wasn’t enough for her either,
and always assumed she had similar thoughts,
if not secrets,
nevertheless you may be thinking cad, maybe even monster…
you who’ve been happy, or differently unhappy, or obeyed all your life some good rule.
And you’d be right if you guessed his wife’s eventual coolness,
her turning away, and, when he didn’t leave,
the slow rise of the other woman’s disappointment, which would turn to anger, then to sadness.
You’d be right, but can you imagine what joys accrue to the needy over a lifetime of seeking love?
Can you say you’re not envious,
or that you’re sure it wasn’t worth what he risked and lost?
- Stephen Dunn
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unable to write
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roulette
GIVE US THAT HOUSE! WE WANT TO LIVE THERE!!!
My fingers are crossed; there is a definite possibility that I could be employed and housed by the end of this week.
In the meantime, I am hanging out with a cute, but grumpy, cat named Charlie.
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involuntary
I am finding it very difficult to swallow my pride.
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(via in the dark
I will be making some life changes when I come back home.
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expiration date
Dwight: *moaning*
Jim: Did I ever tell you why I left Scranton?
Dwight: *moaning* No you didn’t.
Jim: Yeah, I didn’t think I had. Well, it was all about Pam.
Dwight: *mumbling*
Jim: Yeah, I mean she was with Roy, and, uh, I just couldn’t take it. I mean, I lost it Dwight. I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t concentrate on anything. Even weird stuff, like food had no taste. So my solution was to move away. It was awful. It was something that I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy, and that includes you.
Dwight: *sobbing, reaches out to Jim after he walked away*
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don’t get cute
Garage Fest was so much fun on Saturday! Kurt Vile was amazing last night! The Whines and Eat Skull were great, too. Dan Deacon will be playing Holocene this coming Friday, so I might go see that. The venues here are well designed and there are so many (g00d) local bands here! What’s wrong with Vancouver? The longer I’m here in Portland, the more I am hesitant to go home because I know exactly what it’s going to be like. I don’t want to get negative, but Vancouver is really lacking in smaller venues which equates to the lack of smaller shows. Can we fix this?
I got offered a job here, but I don’t think I am going to take it. As much as I love it here, I am beginning to miss my friends.
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