our agendas 

meet in the dark

yours is hidden 

I take mine out 

 

you find things 

you can embrace

several you 

immediately cross out

 

marking exes 

with a pink pen

drawing squiggles 

over bank information 

 

rewriting my most 

secret fantasies

making corrections 

with red ink

 

I reach for yours 

you slap my hand away

this is the way 

we negotiate