4.13.2021

vows you spout would fill a stadium empty as your chest

When you climb the next lady's steps 
            with your frat boy bounce, fist 
gripped around some peonies, fresh steaming dough
            baked on your homely stone for her
alone, she should know that vows you spout
            would fill a stadium empty
as your chest; that the good emails you sent
            to grease her up ("'twas but a dream
of thee" and that ripe crap) were writ by Donne
            and meant no more than worms
you'd feed a stupid fish; that the hot girl slang
            you'll naked whisper came
from Bambi (sexysluts.c0m) and has been pitched
            as underhand and low to schoolgirls
you did con to bed—and yes, to me: dumb cunt.
 
[Mary Karr {1955- } 'Reference for Ex-Man's Next' (after Catullus), from Sinners Welcome]

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