I can be the one
who says she doesn’t need a man
then
holds her breath
waiting for his text back
I can be the one
who savors her solitude
then
drives late at night
in bad weather
just to sleep next to him
I can be the one
who resents the gender pay gap
then
looks expectantly at her date
when the dinner bill arrives
I can be the one
who wants monogamy
but not the ring
the relationship
but not the label
I can be the one
who denies the existence
of romantic love
then falls
deeper
and harder
than ever before
Mar 16
Mar 16, 2026 at 3:36 PM UTC
I can be the one
who says she doesn’t need a man
then
holds her breath
waiting for his text back
I can be the one
who savors her solitude
then
drives late at night
in bad weather
just to sleep next to him
I can be the one
who resents the gender pay gap
then
looks expectantly at her date
when the dinner bill arrives
I can be the one
who wants monogamy
but not the ring
the relationship
but not the label
I can be the one
who denies the existence
of romantic love
then falls
deeper
and harder
than ever before
I played around with the line breaks and had a hard time settling on a final version. Does this final edit work?
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