one hundred fifty-five / two hundred seventeen / one hundred fifty-five

stupid poems for an annoying girl

2019.08.04 . hate

We—the two of us—
are not boyfriend and girlfriend.
We hate each other.

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2019.08.05 . pimple

On an otherwise
unblemished chin I do spy
a nasty pimple.

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2019.08.06 . blueberries

As you read these words
you may picture blueberries
which say “I like you.”

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2019.08.07 . emoji

And what of symbols?
Do they 🗣️? Or keep silent
like a falling 🍃

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2019.08.08 . kanye

With your morning text
my heart beats like the bass drum
of this day’s shared name.

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2019.08.09 . pressing

Smoosh is a cute word,
and might recall a flower
pressed 'tween two pages.

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2019.08.10 . scared away

“If you could see me
right now, you’d leave me,” she says.
I’ve surely seen worse.

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2019.08.11 . surgical mask

Is the mask for you?
Or does it protect others
from your stinky breath?

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2019.08.12 . vietnam

On a field of red,
a golden star welcomes you
as I wake today.

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2019.08.13 . tiger

A Tiger on ice.
For losers in Ho Chi Minh,
an old favorite.

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2019.08.14 . toward you

I embark today
on a fantastic voyage
toward you, my dear.

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2019.08.15 . pink

Between a coral,
a peach, and a flamingo,
I find your new nails.

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2019.08.16 . mirrors

You walk as I drive.
Fly East, as I will fly West.
Moving reflections.

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2019.08.17 . nap

Today I must nap
because a certain someone
texted me all night.

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2019.08.18 . cleaning

Why tidy? You know
neatness can’t last, and will lead
to mess again soon.

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2019.08.19 . names

Friend One through Friend Four:
Impersonal names, perhaps,
but quickly recalled.

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2019.08.20 . hurry up its time

“Wake up, time to go.
You have a bus to catch, dear.
Time to come to me.”

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2019.08.21 . leaving

A warm sun rises
on a final summer’s day
where I once called home.

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2019.08.22 . date line

In the atmosphere,
time slows, a day vanishes
into nothingness.

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2019.08.22 . 青

Six stations between
Tsurumi and Tamachi.
A crooked blue line.

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2019.08.23 . coffee

I awake with you.
Grind, steep, stir, press, pour, and sip.
Morning rituals.

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2019.08.24 . beach

In Enoshima,
the sun leaves salty traces
of sea on your skin.

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2019.08.25 . shopping

Bic Cam’ra, Daiso,
or Mega Don Quijote?
Shopping, overwhelmed.

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2019.08.26 . haribo

Chewy golden bears,
if not for my impatience,
would soon melt to one.

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2019.08.27 . communication

Communication
is key, and I want to say
I’m glad to be here.

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2019.08.28 . tex mex

When it’s hot outside,
we stay cool with burr-itos
and en-chill-adas.

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2019.08.29 . kawaii

Cute people can make
cute things; but there’s no thing that
can make people cute.

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2019.08.30 . switch

A plain wooden box
affixed with a switch — flip it,
turn me on (and off).

4

2019.08.31 . day date

If we meet today,
I hope we may later part
and call it a date.

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2019.09.01 . penultimate

As waves in the wake,
a month has passed, and floats off,
shimmering, shrinking.

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2019.09.02 . us

It ends as it starts.
And now that this is over,
are we maybe…us?

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