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Love Poems

By Kristi Majni

Illustration by Iuniki Dkhar

Love poems were tragedies

Beyond Shakespearian

Muting my song

for someone else’s words

Holding hands was uncomfortable                        A hike on a narrow path

Slowing me down                                                               

Grasping for more                                                    He walks in my steps

tripping on an awkward gait                                                          

A dinner alone at the bar                                         He’ll take the steak

Instead of a 2-top

I chose the pasta                                                      Gives me a bite

instead of the salad

Never shared with anyone                                      Staying together at home

In a cavernous theater                                                                    

A tongue coated in butter                                        To save money for us

with my own tub of popcorn                                                                                   

Instead of a conversation                                        I sacrifice Netflix

A limited series                                                        

On a huge couch                                                      For all his teams

my nose only kissing tissues                                                                                                         

Ten years is a long time to chill                              He shares The French Connection

hoping someday for a car chase                          overwhelmed, it’s almost too fast

                                                I long to share The Simpsons

                                                the endless memories

                                                when in Season 3   

                                                Homer recalls marrying Marge


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Posted On: July 11, 2024
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