True Love
she shows me
the new backpack
that her boyfriend had bought her
for her sixtieth birthday
he was so pleased with the colour
her favourite green
she hates it
but she didn’t tell him that
it’s not the right fit
on her shoulders
like the wonderful red parka
he bought her for Christmas
she loves the colour
but the zipper doesn’t work right
she has to zip a little
before putting it on
I guess he’s from India
as she imitates his accent
I like so much to give you things
she’s grateful to receive his gifts
but will insist
that in future she go with him
when he’s going to buy
a surprise for her
she asks me
if that sounds reasonable
I’m not sure
why she’s asking me
or if she’s showing off
that she has a boyfriend
who buys her things
Another true life adventure – well adventure is over-stating the incident. The ‘she’ is a recovery acquaintance. We don’t constantly talk about the futile battle of life 🙂 Life if full of small pleasantry & learning to recognize & share them is a part of becoming life-sized. Though sometimes I do wish some people would develop a better sense of boundaries 🙂
The conversation here is about the trivialities of life, relationships &, for me, control. Not that I haven’t received gifts that didn’t quite suit me but I’ve never thought, I’m not going to give specific directions on what I can be given – “here’s a file of my sizes, preferred colours, flavours & if your gift doesn’t fulfill these strictures I’m not interested.”
I found the conversation amusing but found myself thinking that here was someone who may never be pleased with anything so I’d better not give them more than a handshake. I’m also is favour of boyfriends as any age. I rarely talk about my own romantic adventuring though – as accepting as many people are they don’t need to hear me brag about my active sex life.
So the piece ends with me projecting a bit on her about the nature of ‘brag.’ But it also reflects that fact that what people tell us isn’t always in the content of ‘what’ they say but the ‘why’ they say. The subtext. Am I telling you about the randomness of ‘ordered on line underwear’ sizing (some countries large is medium in North America) – to find a better place to order or just to let you know I like underwear & that I order it on line. (btw I do know the right underwear size for all my boyfriends).
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