I didn’t throw the bologna That you were afraid Would ruin the faded paint Of your car, The car with the sub woofers And bass you thought Could give a woman pleasure, The car we got busted parking in, When the officer ran our names over the scanner, But I […]
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Regrets at 17
I should have known by the way He worshipped his car And chased younger girls That he was not worthy to bask in the glow Of my lava lamp and plastic constellations. The Magic 8 Ball did not warn me of The thousand cuts brewing ahead, Only telling me what […]
The Letter G
The letter G was missing on his maps But he memorized the route to my body in the dark The trailheads to get what he wanted What he couldn’t get from the younger peaks he chased Each pursuit fracturing my bedrock Until I commanded the thunder in my veins Mended […]
2 Minutes to Truth
10 years past, A 1 minute phone call To apologize for 3 years of heartbreak. Do I not deserve more? Another minute to tell me He is rejoining the church. There it is. I am one man’s checkbox On a list made by another To join a sacred club That […]