"Exception" Inspired by An Engagement of Sorts:

Exception

You have rules for yourself,

though not chosen consciously:

daily routines you conform to,

peeves that you can’t ignore,

a type that you date.

I want to surprise you.

I want you to choose me

despite not being your type.

I want you to enjoy being around me

and not notice your usual peeves.

I want you to do something different

because we want to form new habits.

More than that,

I want you to be my exception --

the boy I wasn’t looking for,

an exciting upset to my life,

the comfort I’ve been missing.

When I am  your exception

and you are mine,

no rules will limit us.


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