LEAVE
THAT CHAPTER OUT
“Honey,”
I’d ask, “where have you been?
You’ve
been gone for hours.
Dinner
was ready a long time ago.
By
the way, thank you for the flowers.”
“Sweetheart,”
I’d ask, “Where are you going?
Don’t
we have plans for the show?
Will
you promise to be back on time?
Excuse
me, but I have to know.”
“Why,”
he’d say, “are you writing a book,
And
filling the pages with doubt,
Or
a history of my lack of decorum?
'Cause
if you are, leave that chapter out.”
“Where
have you been, and where are you going?
Who
are you with, and who are you knowing?
What
are the problems for you to stay?
How
can I love you this way?”
“Why,”
he’d say, “Are you writing a book,
And
filling the pages with doubt,
Or
a history of my lack of decorum?
'Cause
if you are, leave that chapter out.”