Lists

Things I love about you...

#1. You never let our conversations end on a bad note.

#2. You don't use words cheaply.

#3. You make me more patient and more considerate.

#4. You drive a beat-up Taurus with no a/c.

#5. You listen when we argue.

#6. You argue back.

#7. You call for no reason.

#8. You beat me in sports. All sports.

#9. Your friends love their girlfriends/wives.

#10. You're dedicated to anything you commit to.

#11. You love your family and they love you.

#12. You take your mom ice cream for no reason.

#13. You get excited over simple things.

#14. You're successful in whatever you put your mind to.

#15. You have a picture of us in your room and there are dust marks underneath it.

Things I dislike about you

#1. You text all the time

#2. You ignore me for baseball.

#3. You don't know how to have a relationship.

#4. You cling to your past.

#5. You're overly organized.

#6. You work long hours for no extra pay.

#7. You delay answers that will annoy me/others.

#8. You can't say no.

#9. Any type of new experience intimidates you.

#10. You live in Freeburg and are totally content with it.

#11. You won't call me your girlfriend (which is what I am).

I love lists.

They give a sense of purpose.

They're a distraction

from boring classes

boring meetings

grading and homework and

reality.

I make lists of reality

but rarely are they completed.

I make to-do lists for events

that cannot possibly be completed

for months.

I know I'll lose the list by then

but I write it anyway.

I carelessly toss it into a bag

lose it

start over.

A vicious cycle of ignoring reality.