Scott Jardany Lewis was born, raised and is currently living in Sydney Australia, getting a B.A in English. He tweets at http://twitter.com/#!/ScottJJLewis  and tumbles at http://goingtroppo.tumblr.com/

I want to go on a date with Norman Bates. (September 20, 2011. Issue 31.)

I want to go on a date with Norman Bates
Have dinner with him; ask him not to bring his mother
She wouldn't come anyway; she'd assume we're having an affair
Go on rounds with him; help him wash sheets, make beds
I'd take a bath rather than a shower
We could take the bath together; I could keep an eye on him that way
I don't drive, so there is no car to push into a swamp
He may not want me to meet his mother
That's fine; I don't want him to meet mine
We could spy on the occasional room occupant for fun
He could teach me how to taxidermy birds
I'd never try it, but sharing in his interest is enough
I'd listen to him like no one ever has before
And one day he'll show me his mother
I won't run away, I'll stay; he'll lose his fear of abandonment
We'll dump her in the swamp together, do everything together
He'll know he's of worth, because I'm with him and no one else
That's all he needs, just another person, a real person
Someone who cares.