Loi O'Brien

Have you written poetry before?
I have and do.
Though terrible at it, I find it a release
from suppressed frustration that I have in the many failures of men.
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Looking into a soul that was staring back
My mind contemplated whether or not
Sanctifying the union was even necessary
As I knew more than he of his own self
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Sad and happy sniffling snot wrapping a gift,
To put in the mail for my dear bestie's wedding
Happy she is loved, but sad we will never have another
missandric night on her sofa eating red velvet cake
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My friend left me in the street to walk my way back home,
No explanation, apology, tschüß or adieu
I was left friendless, empty, alone
He settled for another with no moral compass
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Sad and happy sniffling snot while wrapping a gift to put
in the mail for my dear best bestie's wedding, so happy that
she is loved, but sad we will never have another missandric
night on her sofa eating red velvet cake ice cream and
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The vapid man
We used to sit at the boardwalk, discussing Jong and her brilliance
Tittering about and obnoxiously judging
Those we thought to be weak
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