The Plan

Vignette #5

I was ready for him to tell me I’m selfish and lazy

for not wanting to walk by myself.

He didn’t know walking by myself meant

armoring myself

or be beaten into a statistic and a missing post

I was ready for him to tell me I’m useless,

and I would tell him how stupid it is

for Him to be in charge of a house he doesn’t even know.

I was ready to call Him misogynistic

and he would call me emotional and dramatic

like he has before

How unempathetic he was to everyone around him,

and He would ignore His fault

and I would tear his eyes out.

I would be arrested

but at least I stood up to him

but in the kitchen he didn’t even look at me

he drank his vodka and went to work

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Too sad for a song :,)