Thank You

Thank YouBy Nikki Pallante

Hey honey, pumpkin, babe, sugar pie, Thank you for everything you gave me Thank you for being my only friend for a time and for giving me what I thought was love For always saying you wanted to make me feel good; it’s the thought that counts At least that’s what I would tell myself.

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Thank you for being what I thought was kind and respectful and gentle For bringing some inkling of joy to my life And thank you for being mine Thank you even more for showing me the other side of you, The one that screams and cries when we disagree and shuts down when I try to really talk to you, And for only ever wanting to be “intimate” with me Thank you for showing me exactly what it means to be used and manipulated And or giving me the worst experience of my life

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Thank you for showing me that level of utter disrespect Thank you for forcing me to see what I truly deserve, because it is so much better than you I pity the next girl that makes the mistake of being your next sidepiece But thank you, Thank you for being disgusting and rude And self-centered and stubborn and manipulative Thank you for the perspective you gave me Thank you, babe, for the self-respect Thank you, pumpkin, for the standards Thank you, honey, for the lessons, although they were so painful Thank you, and I hope the next girl you prey upon has better judgment than I did. (yes, I said thank you for everything) Thank you for permanently changing how I see men For teaching me that the only way to a man’s heart is through his unwashed cock But you weren’t much of a man, were you? It feels disrespectful to real men to call you that You were a disgusting, selfish pig You took what you wanted, and I could never give you enough