By: Cessaria (Cessa) Fennely,
From: Berkeley, CA

MIXED UP LOVE (from a guy's point of view)

Yesterday I saw you on the street
And I walked up to you, and said...
"Hey, how's it going?"
And you said, "Is that ALL you have to say to me?"
And you walked away.

And that puzzled me.

Later that night you called me
And you said you loved me
And you wanted to be with me forever
And our love would be as eternal
As the sun stretching to the farthest points of the infinite universe.

And that confused me.

The next day I saw you again
And I held you and I said I loved you
And you threw me down and ran away
And I chased after you and found you on a park bench
The wind blowing your hair in a delicate ballet.

And you invited me to dinner.
And I accepted.

I went to your house with a bouquet of flowers
And you answered the door wearing a silver gown
That hugged your body like I wanted to forever
And we ate, and I stared into your eyes.

And I got lost in them.

After dinner I helped you clear the dishes,
And when we finished I took you in my arms
And pulled you closer, kissing your neck
And felt the soap still damp on your arms.

And you pushed me against the opposite wall.
And threw a frying pan at my head.

You fled to your room and locked the door,
And I ran after you and sat outside your door,
Begging, "Please, please, baby, forgive me, whatever I did."
I sat there for an hour or two, waiting for you to come out.

And then I waited on the couch, afraid to close my eyes.

I guess I must have fallen asleep,
Because I awoke to your cool touch,
And your soothing voice saying...
"Poor baby, you must have fallen asleep."

And in light of these recent events, I have just one question...

What the HELL is WRONG with you?!?!
I knew you were interesting when we started dating
But I didn't know you were a psychopath!
Is this a menstrual thing?!?
Do ALL women go through this?!
If it is, just TELL me!!

If it's something I did,
Or something I said,
Let me know and we can work it out!
I'll try my best to stop whatever I'm doing wrong,
Because I love you, but please...
Just don't hurt me!