Sheila

I will never make you stay awake
At 7pm on a Saturday evening

I’ll have you sleep the boredom away
That yawns at you every time we’ve finished dinner

I’ll smile it off, when you tell me
It’s been a long day. Let’s have a rest. Four hours

Soon, I tell myself
Already next Saturday I will be beautiful and slim and interesting

I’ll be worth a chat over a glass of wine
I’ll make you laugh and you’ll make me smile

And before you even realize
We two stayed up for a while