I’ve thought about things a lot. Rolled it over in my mind a thousand, hell! maybe a million times. Like a lumberjack rolling on a log on the river. Trying to stay on top. How I got it wrong. So so wrong.
How I underestimated. Always the greatest danger, isn’t it?
I thought I knew you pretty well. The mental abuse. The uncaring. The need for loving and respect. The craving for sexual variety. Being appreciated as a highly sensual being.
Oh I got that right for sure. Aced that target.
I was pretty good there balancing on that log. No matter how fast it rolled. For a while. You certainly were good at keeping me off balance. Testing me the whole time. And I thought I was testing you!
What I didn’t pay enough attention to was your comfort level with stability. And loyalty. And being true and “good”. I never thought those aspects would overrule everything else.
The water was pretty damned cold when I fell off and hit it.
Btw, I could be doing better.
Oh Marty, don’t you think that when we under-estimate or over-estimate a partner, the result is often the same?
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Yes Maggie … I guess it’s 2 sides of the same coin. But it’s me I’m complaining about here … my inability to read (or accept!) what I should have known
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Yep, we have all been there
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Aw that is never fun. I hope you feel better with some distance.
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Yes I’m fine EA. hank you!
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