ACHEY KNEES

I’m not any sort of optimist, really
– quite the opposite – but
I did NOT think
it would play out like this.
I’m a little bit surprised
and very much disappointed.

I would not have thought
on our first date,
I would be stuck in the bathroom
chained to the radiator
possessing little more than argyle socks,
achey knees,
and a very wary stare.

This is not how a first date should end
even with a girl as suspect as Daisy.
If things went as expected,
I would still have cash in pocket,
unsquandered condoms,
and a murky hope for the future.

All is lost with Daisy,
I think,
though, really, I should have planned for nothing less.
It’s just… Well,
I thought I’d have more time.
I didn’t think it would come to this
until NEXT week.