A Doctor’s Note for L
Please excuse L from life for the next _____ days
L has been experiencing feelings of:
o crushing sadness
o crippling anxiety
o utter defeat
o heart pain
o stomach pain
o the fear that pain will come
o the fear that no pain will ever come again
L requires ____ days in complete isolation in order to
cry, heal a little, cocoon in a blanket watch old sitcoms and eat whatever the hell they want
And practice saying “Yeah, I’m fine” in front of the mirror
until even they are convinced.
Boy Next Door
It’s sad that you demand topless photos
like they’re rent money
When you don’t have an emotional vacancy for the rest of me
You take up residency in my mind
Like you live there
when I’m with you my head is clear,
I want to punch you in the face