The Girlfriend I Never Deserved

The Girlfriend I Never Deserved

 

I do not think that God

Is every time about hugs and kisses

 

Sometimes He is like one of the undeserved girlfriends of my youth,

One who had no reason to trust me and always insisted on my respect

 

Her stick, the withholding of her affection,

Was equivalent in size to a reward

She had no reason to offer

In the first place.

 

When I did not fear her disapproval,

She concluded that I did not love her

Because fear is a component of respect,

And respect is a necessary condition of love

 

If I did not fear the consequences of my bad behavior,

I reduced her to the status of a fool or an affable sidekick,

And every time, she righteously declined to be my b***h.