The Genie’s Apprentice

The thought of you remaining in my life as a close friend someday did not cross my mind when you warmly whispered into my freezing ear that abandoning me is not possible. You chose to take advantage of your cleverness like you did the evening I asked if you love me. What I truly meant to ask in those moments was if you would ever cease to view me as a romantic partner, and if you were in love with me. Each response you gave me was incomparably breathtaking, but unbelievably deceptive the way a genie’s promise can be, and I was a naive fool who should have been more specific with his words.

–Angel Rigali