Speed Dating in the Twenty-First Century

Or a List of Things that Require a Sense of Urgency:

I love cats/I am not a morning person/I take gifts seriously/I smile often ( when uncomfortable)/I can’t drive a car, but with you it almost seemed possible/I am afraid of heights – how far have we made it now?/I have been in love thrice/I only know what that meant once/I was kissed for the first time on the top of a hill and began to associate affection with losing control/ I want to be reborn as a cat/ I am enchanted by the sententious/I was once told that nobody would ever love me because being in my presence was like walking on thin ice/I remember small details and feelings associated with a place or person//what feelings do I associate with you?

Lately, it’s nothing but anger – I think you are probably going to leave/I think you are probably going to leave/I think you are probably going to leave/And you should know that I stay/And you should know that I stay/And you should know that I stay/And you should know that I’m easily overwhelmed and capable of saying terrible things/And I tiptoe around important conversations/And you should stop expecting me to know how I feel about a thing I just experienced the very moment I experienced it/And most importantly you should know: I am not afraid of my feelings or my heart anymore