He bought her a dozen carnations
but still she didn't budge.
I'd have liked to call her a mule
but he adored her
so I kept my commentary quiet.
Then looked for the reasons
for why she'd be so cliche
and shove him out of her way
as if he was just an
ink smudge on paper.
She made him feel blemished
and I couldn't reconfigure him
at the time
I should have let him know
she was the disfigured one.
