Wednesday, October 14, 2020

her true love

i love him, she tells me on the phone.
i truly truly love him.

she's been drinking.
she's sitting under a tree outside
his house, smoking a cigarette
in her car.

i think he's on a date, she says.
do you think that too?

probably, i tell her, after all you did
break up
when you caught him
lying and cheating again.

but i love him. he has these really
long legs.

i know, i know. you told me about
nine hundred times.

you also told me about his addictions,
his alcoholism, how he wants
your money
and how his kids hate you.

should i call him to see where he
is?
maybe i should apologize for being
so angry at him
when i caught him
with another woman.

he didn't deserve to be yelled at
like i did. what's wrong with me?
maybe if i was
skinnier like his deceased ex wife?

well, she's getting skinnier by the day,
i suspect.

what should i do.
it's almost midnight and  i have to work
tomorrow.

have another drink.  stalking takes
patience. time. you're just getting started.


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