1453: Lending Out Books | Hal Sirowitz
"Lending Out Books"
Hal Sirowitz
You're always giving, my therapist said.
You have to learn how to take. Whenever
you meet a woman, the first thing you do
is lend her your books. You think she'll
have to see you again in order to return them.
But what happens is, she doesn't have the time
to read them, & she's afraid if she sees you again
you'll expect her to talk about them, & will
want to lend her even more. So she
cancels the date. You end up losing
a lot of books. You should borrow hers.
On this day in...
2011: "Happiness" by Gian Lao
2010: Weekend, no poem
2009: "Girls" by Nicole Blackman
2008: "Genius Child" by Langston Hughes
Why not just/settle for love? Why not just/settle for love instead?
Hal Sirowitz
You're always giving, my therapist said.
You have to learn how to take. Whenever
you meet a woman, the first thing you do
is lend her your books. You think she'll
have to see you again in order to return them.
But what happens is, she doesn't have the time
to read them, & she's afraid if she sees you again
you'll expect her to talk about them, & will
want to lend her even more. So she
cancels the date. You end up losing
a lot of books. You should borrow hers.
On this day in...
2011: "Happiness" by Gian Lao
2010: Weekend, no poem
2009: "Girls" by Nicole Blackman
2008: "Genius Child" by Langston Hughes
Why not just/settle for love? Why not just/settle for love instead?