Wednesday, January 10, 2018

louisiana, inevitably

Can't we stay another night, you said,
because leaving is hard and sad, you said,
goodbyes, they suck, that's all I mean, you said. 

The couch was missing cushions,
the popcorn tin was empty.
The holidays were over. 

But who am I to rip a chord 
out from where it's plugged, 
to dig a fingernail in between, to pry
and draaaaagg a paperclip away
from its magnet. 

Beer cans in the garbage bin
beside the downstairs toilet and you 
stumbling out the front door,
driving to a place to order
six more drinks–to go–paying, 
with borrowed money.

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