The Suitor

We are becoming persons who should, of course, be loved and honored. We become people who can do the impossible.

Was anyone surprised to see us take on a different shape and character? In the name of everything which is sacred, I can predict your fate to ensure that you will never worry.

I am your friend, if you do what I tell you to do. Don’t worry.

Let’s pretend I have made mistakes. Let’s pretend that these sorts of mistakes are the ones I never should have made. I have no respect for you, for in­stance. I think I can just pick up anything of yours and look at it. I hear myself shout, “That’s the trouble!”