At the end of the night, the pairings off: A revision

And you,
And you,
And you,
And you,

And not me,
And not you.

bar mirage

Across the room,
I saw his buddies cheer.
He walked over,
with a smile.

But now, in hindsight:
I’m not sure
whether he was excited
to see
me,

or his
cheeseburger.

Bike Crash

The last time I thought of you
I almost crashed my bike.

So I rarely think about you,
anymore.

a stark moment–

a blue tulip
emerges from
the earth.
crimson spills,
and a civil war
beheads the
innocent.

Selective Memory Loss

Thank God,
it’s programmed
in most

of us.

A Cruel Retrospective

Slip out of bed,
his snores
punctuating
the shame.

Stumble into
the bathroom:

Face wall.
Bang head.
Fix bangs.

[repeat]

Vain

This poem
is not
about

you.

Ulterior Motives

Do we need
excuses,

to see
one other?

The Elixir of Life

Coffee:

why, hello.

Drag Queens

Better women
than the
rest of

us.

Love Affair with Words

Really,
It’s just cause -
I get nervous
around you.

Not because
I’m eloquent.

At the end of the night, the pairing offs

And you
And you
And you
And you

And us.

Cunt.

When one woman calls another a
‘cunt,’

You think:
‘damn,’
is she an

unclassy bitch.

The 3-words

When he slammed the door
I forgot whether it was,
love
or
hate
that proceeded

‘you.’

Damaged Goods:

are still,

goods.

New Media Journalist & occasional poet. Intrigued by conflict journalism. Curating the unfiltered consolidation of my consciousness. Just enjoy. Now in New York, NY. Follow @aprilmayparker