You’ve eaten a lot of gross fast food,
and put a lot of aimless miles on that old Chevy.
Driving to get away from everything,
even yourself.
But maybe one day,
some miraculous person will love you
for never wearing your retainer,
because it didn’t make you feel good in the morning.
A reflection of the men you don’t want to date.
And blinking
doesn’t make things clearer,
yet it remains a necessary function.
Our heartbeats are not supposed to match rhythm.
Still,
their synchronization
is a second skin to sink into.
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