thanks but no thanks

there are a lot of things
you'd rather not
do, it's taken this long
in your life
to finally say no
to many of them,
meeting parents or children,
holding a purse
while she tries on a dress
in the dressing room.
dancing,
going to a winery,
or the gold cup. charades,
just to name a few.
no to
the lifetime channel.
you'd rather not meet all
of her friends,
or sleep over, or eat
kale or carob. no thanks
to the camping trip,
or fishing, or hunting,
or spelunking.
go hop in the hot air balloon,
but not me.
it's taken a while, but
it's so easy to say
thanks, but no thanks, now.