Dancing to a song written by John Cougar Mellencamp
With a woman who just left her abusive boyfriend
For what she said was the last time
Buy me a drink
She said
I need someone
To make me feel
Connected
Tell me I'm safe
She said
I need someone
To make me feel
Protected
Listen to me
She said
I need someone
To make me feel
Respected
The song ended and we took our seats at the bar
She placed her hand over mine and smiled
Looking at her I couldn't smile back
There was a time
When I would have taken up
Her offer
As it would have been better than being
Alone
Through some inexplicable
Twist of maturity
I learned
To listen when that little voice says
Don't
Life has been kind
Never demanding
A harvest of
The wild oats I've
Sown
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