I love this poem because it is a display of true, unfiltered, perfect irony. I wrote the first half in class about Alex, the T.A. in my creative writing class and also my boyfriend… at the time. I had written about how I loved him and how sweet he was and how I felt about him. I was in love. I read this poem out loud to the class one afternoon, and I felt amazing knowing he could understand my love for him. But lo and behold, when the bell rang for us to have our lunch period together, we got in his car and he drove to the park… where he promptly broke up with me. There are certain words, gentlemen, that you should not EVER say to a lady. Topping that list is IT’S YOUR PERSONALITY. Boys, guys, dudes, listen carefully. NEVER SAY THIS TO A GIRL! EVER! So you see, I’m totally over it (NOT!) and now you know why I avoid eye contact with our beloved Alex.