2 a.m.

kindly I tell
her to take a cab home.
take aspirin,
water.
call your therapist
in the morning.
I hate you, she says.
I hate all men
like you.
that's fine, I tell her.
I completely understand.
stop
drinking.
leave the bar,
go home alone.
call a cab.
get some sleep and stay
away from sharp objects.
we'll talk again soon.
never, she says.
we're done.
finished. I don't ever
want to see or
talk to you again.
then after a pause,
as long as I live.
you don't deserve a woman
like me.
finally, I tell her,
you sound rational.