Tuesday, July 23, 2024

i was his queen, she told me

a week or two
after she tells me that she's found
the love
of her life,
the one true
man she's been
searching for,
she shows up on my
porch
crying.
didn't work out? i ask her
while i yank out
a cork from a bottle of pinot
noir.
no, she sobs.
i can't believe it.
he treated me
like a queen, i felt
like i was the wife
of a king.
i try not to bring up
Henry the eighth with her
and instead pour her
a large goblet
of wine, all the way
to the brim.

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