—IT BROKE ME LIKE A PROMISE

 

 

Soluble

 

We have wine 

for years 

but what we lack are 

meaningful conversations 

and bowel movements 

which is okay because 

Costco’s out of everything

even employees

which is why the bear 

and deer stand pat

at checkout 

swiping Tinder dates

on their phone 

It would all be amusing if 

we weren’t hemophiliacs

if you had an alibi 

or a love child 

speaking of which 

would you love me 

more if Diane Seuss 

blurbed my bank statement 

if Hemingway was the 

heir I never had but 

stayed part of my lineage

What I’ve learned is

it’s hard to speak 

without using your 

tongue properly

same as it’s hard to compete 

when love becomes 

biodegradable and 

soluble from every angle