By Abogada
Submitted by abogadalbny
Date: 2006 Apr 30
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(True)Lies

I'm not waiting for you to call
Because I am finished with a life of waiting for men to call.
(I've been sitting here waiting for you to call
For most of the evening and night
And now that it is too late at night for you to call
I remind myself that I am not waiting for you to call at all.)

I'm not looking for love
Because my life is fabulous.
I am fabulous.
The dog who shares my bed with me is fabulous,
And Cinemax After Dark is enough to get me through the long nights.
I'm not looking for love at all.
(You found me on a website where my picture is posted
Because I am openly looking for love
With a pure heart and a deep yearning
And the kind of dark superstition
That makes a girl like me wear a red string on my left wrist
And a lucky charm around my neck on every first date.)

I don't need anyone to love me
I remind myself
For the 100th time today
As I sit on the far left side of my bed,
(Subconsciously reserving the far right for Mr. Right
And listening to my sexy underwear
Tumble alone in the dryer across the hall.)