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I didn’t throw the bolognaThat you were afraidWould ruin the faded paintOf your car,The car with the sub woofersAnd bass you thoughtCould give a woman pleasure,The car we got busted parking in,When the officer ran our names over the scanner,But I still laugh about it.-Melissa Donley

I should have known by the wayHe worshipped his carAnd chased younger girlsThat he was not worthy to bask in the glowOf my lava lamp and plastic constellations.The Magic 8 Ball did not warn me of The thousand cuts brewing ahead,Only telling me what I wanted to hearWith each shake.But […]

The letter G was missing on his mapsBut he memorized the route to my body in the darkThe trailheads to get what he wantedWhat he couldn’t get from the younger peaks he chasedEach pursuit fracturing my bedrockUntil I commanded the thunder in my veinsMended the fissures with gold oreBecame my […]

10 years past,A 1 minute phone callTo apologize for 3 years of heartbreak.Do I not deserve more?Another minute to tell meHe is rejoining the church.There it is.I am one man’s checkboxOn a list made by anotherTo join a sacred clubThat still tells womenHow to dress and to serve.He must still […]