It's Not You, It's Me

 
I am 55 now
And the sum of my learnings and experiences

Because of my past interactions with people who look like you,
I have certain,
and limited,
expectations for you in a given conversation or situation

I will give you the chance to show your real self,
good in my eyes or bad,
to me

However,
the first time you show me some bad stuff;
I'm lumping you in with the rest of the trash