How’s Alice?
She’s good, I guess.
We haven’t been in touch
for some time now.
It ended
like things tend to.
It’s not like mammals are meant to date for life.
Mate. I meant “mate.”
Mammals aren’t eternal partners.
Men need to spread their seed
and women
need, sometimes,
to find themselves in other parts of the city
with other types of people
with other parts of their bodies.

Things don’t always go as planned
you know?
You might believe
you’ve entered into some
“once in a life-time love”
or something
and then,
God forbid
you SAY something like that
and maybe it’s “too soon”
or maybe it wasn’t
“the way I was thinking about things”
or maybe it’s just “time to see other people”
instead of seeing each other.

Alice is good,
I’m sure.
According to her feeds
she’s getting lots of protein
and sleep
and having the time of her life.
If you see her,
say “Hey.”