Not In A Desperate Need Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

If I am in a relationship with someone,
That has recently begun...
I not claiming their baggage as if it is mine.
I rather have their baggage unpacked!
And nowhere near me to find I'll have to unwrap.

As I have grown older and wiser,
To make decisions and not from them to waiver...
Difficult it is for me to tolerate procrastination.
Difficult it is for me to appease immaturity.
No started relationship I wish has been to babysit.

If I am in a relationship with someone,
That has recently begun...
Quickly I will look for an exit,
If I should be given a reason to get up and run.
The happiness I have and earned,
Is not in a desperate need to get up from me to leave.