Monthly Archives: April 2017

Valeria

I thought Valeria liked me the way she touched her hair leaning in when we talked but she was in a foreign land and I was only there for a day or five and I figured if it was meant … Continue reading

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The Upside of All This

You’re a lot more obvious than you think you are. When you think you’re sneaking around the block everyone can see you. When you think you’re stealing a glance at the girl you like she’s actually posing for you. When … Continue reading

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To The Fictional Construct I Just Devoted my Last Poem to Dissing

I’m real sorry about all the yelling. It wasn’t what I meant to do. I am trying to both a more peaceful person and a less delusional one. The fact that I just spent so much time and effort hollering … Continue reading

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To The Asshole Biplane Pilot Who Accidentally Dumped Three Hundred Pounds of Manure on my Great Grand Uncle, Killing Him Instantly

If you weren’t fictional I’d be incredible angry. I’d want to kill you if I hadn’t just made you up. If you were anything more than a construct of my imagination I’d probably be looking into ways I could sue … Continue reading

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Truth in the Night

At the end of the evening I want to say something other than “goodnight.” I want to tell you how I really feel. I want to say something that is absolutely real. Unfortunately, I’m not sure I even know what … Continue reading

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Sub Rosa Sub Text

Though you didn’t mean to when we last spoke you provided me a reading list of the many articles I’d need to understand you. With those books under my belt I will have found the means with which to get … Continue reading

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Erroneous

We are made of mistakes: your father’s broken condom my parents’ broken marriage. A sprain, a heartbreak, an error in accounting that left me forced into a college I hadn’t planned. Our meetings and methods are all based on accidents … Continue reading

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Save It

Hey, all right. I thought it was time I give you one last chance to go out with me. This is the final offer; after this I’m done. I’ll quit pursuing you. It’s just tiring, all the rejections, and it’s … Continue reading

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When I Was Cruel #4

When I was cruel I said things that I know I shouldn’t have. I used words with you so often that were offensive and aggressive. I didn’t mean to be mean but I couldn’t find any other way to be … Continue reading

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Dreaded Words

I am not good at saying “I love you.” I believe it is the kind of phrase that is overused and underproven but that’s not where my troubles end. It is hard for me to let the words to come … Continue reading

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