How dare you
Dismiss my desire for tomato ketchup
And casually decide, ‘only mayonnaise today’
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How dare you
Interrupt me
Mid-sentence
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How dare you
Finish my sentence
When you have no idea what I’m talking about
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How dare you
Ask me for my opinion
But act like I should have been silent
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How dare you
Inquire about my day
And not listen to my stories
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How dare you
Ask me to tell you what I need
And completely ignore my requests
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How dare you
Tell me I have to do something out of obligation
When you see it causing me suffering
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How dare you
Make me grow up
Faster than I need to
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How dare you
Look at me with those bedroom eyes
‘I’m not here for the taking’
How dare you
Ask me to tell just one more joke
I am not here for your fucking entertainment
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How dare you
watch me cry
And laugh to yourself as if it’s nothing
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How dare you
Come into my house
And take everything I have to give
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How dare you
Plant seeds of doubt in my head
And then stand by as I question myself
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How dare you
Pull the rug from under my feet
And watch, surpised, as I stumble and fall
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How dare you
Tell me you love me
And the moment I don’t reciprocate as you want, withdraw your love from me
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How dare you
Call me out on things
Which you have no right to comment on
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How fucking dare you
Make me feel like I’m doing something wrong
When I’m acting from my heart
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How dare you
Intentionally make me feel bad
So that I continue to give you part of my soul
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How dare you
Advise me about my life
When you have no clue who I am
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How dare you
How dare you
How dare you
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Thank god I have found myself
Now
I dare you
And let’s see how things go