chasing liberty

Round and round the cobbler's bench
The monkey chased the weasel,
The monkey thought 'twas all in fun
Pop! Goes the weasel.
why do we spend our useful and precious time going around the
cobbler's bench chasing the monkey?
is it not easier to just belt out a simple command?
this summer i asked a friend of mine a question
a simple one at that
i recall sitting on a log beside the climbing wall and trying to word the sentense correctly
as i said before this was a simple question
and it was
why do guys never say what they mean?
i waited with baited breath actually, for a response that seemed in its own way to be MIA,
then fianally, with a staight face my friend said
"it's because we are just as afraid of rejection as you all are"
looking back i think i should have honsetly said why do we all go around the bush
and like my friend i will say
that is is because we all are afraid to be honest with our emotions and we all fear rejection in any form.
person 1: you you like me?
person 2: why do you think that?
person 1: do you know how hard it is to ask someone if they like you?
person 2: do you know how hard it is to admit it?
i'm tired of chasing....
what about you?
how about we both take a chance?
who knows... maybe together?
I've no time to plead and pine,
I've no time to wheedle,
Kiss me quick and then I'm gone
Pop! Goes the weasel.