By Maggie Mink
Date: 29 July 1998
SOAP OPERA
During time we thought we were in love,
there was a space, when I was afraid
of the end of each word, then every verse.
I couldn't stand for the installment
or the chapter, none of it, to end.
Heaven knows I couldn't take any endings;
or the chance of a series, any change,
or going into syndication...someone meddling.
No! I needed a steady, dependable hero-lover.
I tried to make you understand that,
my unreal desires, and you did . . . .
long after I finally settled with
someone new ... I learned new skills.
This time, I learned to write
what I needed into the story line.
You, baby, need to learn that skill, too...
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