Exit Strategy

he is not her father

mild disinterest

morphing into

distant distain

he is not her brother

life-of-the-party

until challenged

then brutal rage

he is not her first

muscled eye candy

sugar tongued

and roving eyes

no, he is none of these

so why is it

when he pulls her close,

says kind, beautiful things,

is attentive and thoughtful,

she already has

an exit strategy?