Maybe you’re right
and you could never learn to love me
but really
how will you know
unless you try?

I think I can make a compelling case
as to why we should be together.
I’ve already rehearsed
a series of arguments
that explain what I have to offer
and how suitable our coupling
could be.

I know you have your doubts
and your boyfriends
and Tinder profiles
but I have a wealth of justifications
– and charts –
that can clarify
precisely what I have to offer.

I wish you’ll allow me
to schedule some time
to make my presentation
and also
I’d like to know
if you’re perhaps
amenable to bribes?