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rain in june

it’s raining in june and it makes me hate you   hate your tearstained cheeks and engraved umbrella a stupid gift from your grandma but you got me one too   the way water rolls down my window in rivulets that know to imitate the patterns they made down the glass of the Chevy with […]

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jukebox

she knew i hated jukeboxes but she bought me one anyway   let the radio run and filled the silence like a fridge’s steady thrum   she’d sing while sudzing and argued in the shower her reflection holding its own   she’d buy those obnoxious poppers the ones that spewed fetti’ bits and bursts of […]

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pillowtalk

our best conversations happen with my cheek pressed to your chest and your listening ear against a pillow   it’s damp from my tears but you wouldn’t know it dried overnight and you were busy   there’s cut flowers in a nearby vase i picked platonic tulips that add rosy hues to your beiges and […]

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