taking back the invitation

i'm different
she says.
i'm kind of wild
and kinky too.
i like to be
tied up like
a rodeo steer
and branded
with a hot poker.
oh really, you
say. how nice.
sometimes i
howl at the moon
she says
when it's full
and bright.
i run through
the field naked.
and throw my
arms up into the air
like a madwoman.
i once stitched
my mouth
closed on a dare,
and wrote my
name in blood on
a tablecloth. i'm crazy,
very crazy and i can't
wait to meet all
of your family
and friends
at thanksgiving.