I Am
by D. A. Hosek

The bad boyfriend. I am
The one you write poems about. I am
On your lips as you fall asleep. I am
Somebody you thought could be the one. I said
Goodbye too soon. I gave
You days of wine and cyanide. I haunt
Your dreams like some secret shame. I hide
Behind the eyes of every new love. I am
In your bookcase your jewel box your closet your bed. I mean
Everything and nothing. I am.


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