When a Bumble Date is Ready to Be Monogamous After One Night

A poetic “No, thank you”

I asked what your thoughts were
How you were handling the truth
More of a morbid curiosity
Than an attempt to sooth

See my body is mine alone
To enjoy it as I will
We’ve met one time
Sit down and sit still

You mentioned specialness
As if somehow my experience took yours away
It’s funny how much humans need reminding
Sexual exclusivity is a trap — don’t fall prey

I’m not “yours”
I’m not even mine
A blink of existence
In linear perception of time

There’s nothing to unpack
No serious conversation to complete
Meet again in bask in what we create
Continuing to mingle in itself is a feat

While I’m being honest
Dating you would be a logistical nightmare
You live in your mommy’s house far away
I live pretty much everywhere

I’m unwilling to be exclusive
At least right now
I’ve got people to meet this month
Seeds planted years ago to sow

It’s all unfolding
Just as it’s meant
Careful with feelings
Of any flavor of entitlement

I’m an old soul
And a wild woman
A free bird
Mortal and inhuman

Being locked down
Makes her run for the hills
Standing confidently by her side
Requires patience and skills

She’s been looking for a rock
Someone to do just that
Encourage her freedom by providing safety
Are you ready to bat?

One rock doesn’t mean
She won’t look at boulders or pebbles
It just means what we create is pure
Relations come in levels

Said she wouldn’t date
Any men for free
Made an exception to see
Buzzin high like a bumblebee

They both enjoyed
Very much so
Doesn’t mean she won’t make another exception
That’s how life ebbs and flows

Not about to exchange vows
Not about to get wife’s up
Down to connect deeper than you’ve ever felt
Always down to fuck

Asked you from the start
How you’d act if you weren’t the only one
I connect deeply with multiples
It’s healthy and fun